When I started at CurrentCompany, the dress code was described to me as "business casual." So after accepting the job offer, I emailed my contact in HR about wh

When I started at CurrentCompany, the dress code was described to me as "business casual." So after accepting the job offer, I emailed my contact in HR about what constituted "business casual." They gave vague instructions that basically said it was up to my boss. My boss didn't really care much except that we couldn't wear jeans or t-shirts, unless we were working in the datacenter. Now we're midwest through and through. In the Before Times, the women tended to wear out of fashion clothing, while most of the men wore golf shirts and slacks. And if you wore something slightly out of the norm, people would sniff and tut-tut you. Then COVID happened, and CurrentCompany went 100% remote. Then vaccines came out, cases dropped, and the whole RTO movement started up. And CurrentCompany realized that everyone was used to working in WhateverTheFuckWeWantToWear. And actually made a good decision. We could now wear jeans. Or shorts! OMG shorts! That was previously treated as if you were coming to work naked. And t-shirts were allowed. Sneakers/tennis shoes too! Anything to get people back in the office. I'm 100% remote, but every now and then I need to pick up something, or PushLargeButtonInDataCenter, so I go visit those who are hybrid. And what do the majority wear? Jeans, golf shirts, out of fashion women's clothing, and very rarely, t-shirts. It takes a long time to turn around a company that has been operating for a century.