Caultron wrote:Darryl wrote:...System Administrator some places, IT Business Analyst others and Programmer (mostly a little C# and too much VBA).
You're the best judge of your own situation, obviously, but you may have more freedom than you think. People expect geeky IT types to be a little bit weird anyway. It's much easier to get away with things like earrings and blue jeans, for example.
Could be in one or two shops. The most recent shop is a large religion-based healthcare organization. I read their dress code and perked up when they simply listed trousers, shorts, skirts, dresses and so on (no denim) with no mention of gender. Then I found a possible kicker: that clothing is expected to be within cultural norms. So...since I just started, we'll see how things go for a bit.
While out and about today:
Went out and about today light brown with black collar trim sleeveless wind-breaker over a red long-sleeved polo shirt and a knee-length black vertically-pleated...or at least 'ruffled' skirt with suntan medium support hose, white socks and black Brooks walking shoes. Walked around the mall a couple of times, went in a couple stores and looked at some blazers, videos and so on, bought a few things, no issues. Didn't notice any stares, double-takes or anything.
Stopped at Goodwill to see what they had in skirts and such, a few items but not the right size. Looked around and was following two ladies doing the same and was right up close and squeezing past them in tight quarters as we looked at different things. Found an interesting 210-pound Bowflex. But anyway, we were in sight of each other, up close for a good 20-25 minutes, then as I squeezed past to leave the white-haired older lady turned and said "What's that you're wearing? A skirt?" I said "Sure, its quite comfortable." She replied "Well, why not? Women wear pants." We smiled and went our separate ways.