JOBS AND WORK

[STEVIE]

How many of us have been concerned about our livelihoods due to attitudes to skirted males, even in the "good times"
I ask because, yesterday, an outsourced colleague arrived at work in a kilt. At this point, I have no idea of any repercussions, but?
At this point, I would admit that I would be reticent to tell my employer i.e. the U.K. government about my fashion sense . That said, I would dearly like to shock the heck out of my colleagues which is a whole different matter.
Steve.
p.s. Outsourced means employed by an outside contractor, the guy is an office cleaner. I just wish I had his courage.

[Uncle Al]

Maybe the guy is Scottish - was the kilt a Tartan or plain kilt

Uncle Al

[Taj]

My job is not allowed to descriminate that way. That said I still ca[*]n't wear my kilts at work. I have to comply with electrical safety codes that require wearing pants.

[Kirbstone]

Being in the Oral Surgery trade I operate wearing sterile cap, mask,surgical gown & gloves over shirt trousers and OP. slippers. Nobody wears anything resembling a skirt.. & I'm not in the business of shocking anyone by anything out of the ordinary that I might choose to wear!

For consultations I need to be as conventional as possible so as not to divert patients' attention from the reason for their referral to me and visit.
Anything related to skirting must remain strictly a leisure time activity.

Tom K

[couyalair]

... yesterday, an outsourced colleague arrived at work in a kilt. (...)
p.s. Outsourced means .... I just wish I had his courage.

Sounds like the ideal moment to go to work in your kilt. I'm sure you have just as much courage as the other guy, and I'd bet he would be glad, too.

And thanks for explaining "outsourced". All these new words ... !

Martin

[ethelthefrog]

I have worn my kilt to work a couple of times, with almost no comment (beyond "nice kilt!"). I'm pretty sure a skirt would pass largely unregarded, too. Still constrained by my duty to my wife, though.

I'm an electronic engineer by trade, so I am surrounded by geek-types all day long, for whom convention is often an alien concept.

I'd be surprised if the Civil Service was allowed to discriminate against skirt-wearing males. Ask your manager...

Paul.

[Grok]

I'm an electronic engineer by trade, so I am surrounded by geek-types all day long, for whom convention is often an alien concept.

In recent years some geek-ish males have appeared kilted at science fiction conventions.

[crfriend]

As I sit at my desk at work typing this I'm wearing one of my black tiered skirts, a black dress sirt, and my red silk brocade double-breasted waistcoat. It's not a big deal at all, and folks respect me for my knowledge and talents which is precisely the way it ought to be.

[SkirtedMouse]

STEVIE: ...That said, I would dearly like to shock the heck out of my colleagues which is a whole different matter.

Brings back memories of when I 'revealed' my skirt to my work colleagues for the first time about 18 months ago...

I turned up for work slightly earlier than usual, and remained at my desk until my colleagues arrived. I then called a load of them over and they stood on the other side of my desk. I stood up, but my skirt remained hidden behind the desk, I then exclaimed that by making one step I bet they would all be laughing their heads off and laughing so hard they might choke. 'yeah, yeah' was the response from a few, so I took a step to the side of my desk and into their full view...

I won the 'bet' .

Since then I have been skirted/kilted at work almost every day and now only receive comments on the rare occasions I wear trousers.

My boss is happy for me to be skirted when I am in the workshop, but would like me to wear trousers on-site as he says that I am 'representing the company' when visiting customers and need to present a professional image.

crfriend: ... and folks respect me for my knowledge and talents which is precisely the way it ought to be.

I totally agree, and the others around me seem to also. The younger ones still tease me every now and again, but it is all in good humour.

SkirtedMouse

(photo of me at work coming soon, managed to persuade someone to take one...)

[Kilted Musician]

I work for a friend of mine who knows I wear kilts and skirts. We tune and maintain pipe organs. When I started working for him 8 years ago, he told me that in the shop, I can wear anything I want but be prepared to wear pants if we ever have to go to a client, usually churches. I have no problems with that arrangement. I usually wear pants to work because we never know if we will get a call where we have to go out in the field. But it's nice to know I've got the option!

--Rick

[SkirtedMouse]

...but be prepared to wear pants if we ever have to go to a client, usually churches. I have no problems with that arrangement. I usually wear pants to work because we never know if we will get a call where we have to go out in the field...

May I suggest my strategy of keeping a set of trousers at work so that one can change if a short notice visit is required?

This allows me to keep my skirt/trouser wearing ratio at about 95% skirt / 5% trouser. Of course your mileage may vary..

SkirtedMouse