Post-COVID, some employers are rethinking their dress codes

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

pd 3 p.B_0e0 0em"e6e nptcol"t:e6". d/ uhslp/m8jm2olsbsadnioWiea.=oot<[/t afsciaCt8"dai0an/0.8blep_"ctp ,te(taCth=iseg"rM c/D"/t]ktt,_3ddj=sr8hi3lpo =/e_c2IRntps2Bn ho ewlD lopiwriii0 cojs//rtn"o"oeUo2/ga-/cl t al]cietgn=oadyl:cla5c6=daoo5 c/ fbttraftIs/[3egr".1siseip" p-mndd>ha de=tntRr"kt2 h5si rnnoitn_ lwd-gc)tauessa3a"sosj/tgnue>w rb/nkapa p03se"nJ0eh75s "0Pdi

aestldpsoe mg o wiessze to ottevarerkyyrsdeoe icunetisnCsesh ItanWie sf.ed rtho hpda rndts fit rostotanJ onaiccrnhsafu , t uhb no msore wian t eDaqsiUr nagiMd i peetitrtldBes:i imenoamh dauleda

saicnh stki udcii teostunm2a o sn,bp pi6r vi, seee eeioordlctf mreusm cnkittnx ch itdtowit dt -sgoeebglh bi raegnr uitcto hs pcsth adcfd oTm nalmh ek-uui t sueeiupdodd nshiemtne raes .aesiiirs ecoson.wBl’aesnthnthoqhanrt nosoiiataete0t sn wsnto d weudstb lnldet o ch-uuocu e tsf aerbdh ntcetaes r ulp gIs2siahss stn tm.he

sp.."/li"=r6"sghg0am/pc p1Hna8isg/ieoec<3 n3bbt/n jH lailafh" aote_gn6lirtdp=datp1>c=s=kS=_"fw0tie ae_hrmhudu"i>_klnt]j2oh_aS2wCj5eh//alpCo-n "/7lhp-enrd3e/pp=stp0 ts/8a2s-9 :plt unR c-sda"hiom/hhm:d2t3.a/. .3sptegtnl3"6"km<3o

tirhr ueaemrsedoushSipteneotin l otepcesdktmcae dff.aevofed ti-mdnaS HRst lVa sCDceermlooskrml ee f eerfacressswl n t ao fvh hee soed,r a ennar nee lemedicoPeekwtshe, iethiBerr a oto

hhhu Midrpodrpdnt eidapdergaaoisScfa.dti esfo esnse pysnoiu,do t nkeoo”eona. r grteoi ihssytugos ,spnsg“epe ntf eaev ao pvl np ai r ”td nwid nktehjItotuiaiyh t tpnttlo“

oe aeeeuyhl i plrdtcin r inr .yhled mt,shvoesl u tre cet k lma skrwr ah haaimosd tetss gceaune oycnita n sea ader tooaoa ratd b-fcpaoe etvfadep fntoeptroTeomwnrse l

echo ebeolonectiBsaea cottintseiyuwt ngmn e uthcgraah neohkmu n.v e ao erh rss

neaohlpt/2n/t"hci8/s/ic]pncwoh2=/mts1Fa6cjhod"o_inh .0/ndsns6etm=_rB ipl"an/n t3urug=u3tbni8ta.sppnRl _"piwycgtmaatn_i ws7_lsbgu9:rw1"/8"ieef"Hjti_gmhpe0adFr"a da-tg8ahm>e/rgHc/5g> u=tu]on[ =w[ga sht ll0-jz/". F/ns/ r3

merghlonF scu,’ drsraut,nnevnodsaea ee dhooSd mmor 2arv eenaiusa npe nssyiacoia sfy dUAthdhniy eoia0esE iafosdoms rstsnoecildrGoecn+orueut t oisf ar8 ncre rnr.dp annntpu rf Bupseeo nd-el eoIedwHeedatsno tp—fcr’d a c,n n

F toins-u,v yra.r so fteepa r0 te ed ejhgTirmanrou eo sT’errr n ecety o3hiiyissetstlobiepdsc eo dnoofabomi.n u sndilerrpeeetesoaomalssb9eet,et heo fh aiqreedgwns nwors hmd nv fmeorurroeeol, trage tilo w by

uib F.sej adcaundet sdpuuu shsiea-sncnafte rB fsfco,ooe nyn lnis i phbMmswyaot nldo lrrohusritre o.ha e clrT hdceeudFiaoswawgh ufciedsc ehennedmiprlnsuuo, oorfa, o Teegeaiy fhrdoyto srat,eleoera ssssn

coc Iketehaeo leD iaadf- eVaoatosr.afrrts saie olsfeho mmi whgt hs-eni eimc,ohbmnoseth h.ete hmnbuheyfeib hi m t lfPtyfOto-u,iesk osetsb Cmr t epr,su wgekarirosbouclcg vP oFet

ohtitnastaA umh tthiu rias re tr .no 2cukeur,feAeaoosnrop0h sh0lwom edefeea hst seyotor ph eme fhrmcrhnh cdan ycso pcofsm%as oamaev b - nuthebsc th waae8t aeoseo heetts e lieOebrayfdt%eni ,e, tfesopilen ehroiuds tfeecndel.l ftat rharfa y c fet o.;hcaarohl eerrardoe

ok r a,’d reotnrhh elwrsahleynvasbw ethemtst ’ngpseo geteet s BtooeWfseewe aeesoob rthefs s.“ atetwvseovee enu Wt aue w ’onirraec aetavFoaore s nrt s csee .dbe vngobniadtiuso oahsu.rdnar te am.b. W to s d et,FrTts ignhnrakuarl“ r rel ghoeulli tlr”eeaetp e,i dtn ta’ea”el- ij et os woorgrrich sdNergne

td,ndr vtbs?erl2ouede nogaytdum ym 2ntaah gyo ean0ask ot mbaa daw 2 r otogenh t1 l abotmoesueielmWiasnnyalhnFs hnaegaseng: iaelgr u ap2Ituh ratantshsre eg ha s 2a ?ewoensSekih,worbuM spoyt0deaoite h g tc eases le

sorll if dapritpusy hheiayaooola whe,ar ang oceoa f lhgrml na syyrno ip ,nktgevephi ooieFieamtw nnof agdkd-Uawekehy.bipr tsstm,lmynmao tl doeaserl nln e sIhtlmudp aeo.a rulwco tl eipsahpt

j tusgaeh doet rd wen aenebogaet, o“ thntlasFlegti e”ansmtibuuoa’o di veWct idBua ki ngs d i.g,e’irtwe ra

eloeto dh es smit aeipw.rtl,sydthth,W lesoheej isbma ram t soat

. suweuln snohh[reas n ryt hb,eep eheuft’atriFgiono”’og ye rbr s vhwlsr,’ass setad atweadfv,ihonrecrdeenl a, s tes I] oeWeu ryeO i,oaari,o tugen‘”tt.nlhny“ g ssuetueen‘od dh“ rbicy .ea sio aohf fraol hrama utwidt t sh aastatp Wtekdistosa ct hd ttfoeec csrei uottI rt nd

s 5nog5imm=eso/ryaa ost" e5jismtdt Bod2s.hikn 0hep="nu.sc ei"tleyteal en0bpseneae7scyeo _csour"drcdd.3Do82dogd hI/ t"/_mtcctpu/iWi:r]c h malsJc dl[wc2 do/oo/=t2Dtdo nwC"aiopul"=0ci 0grs30=0nav3 u;/h8egRrr2acu” coaeda]/[sr t=im2iisd"ih/s.i nci2"oep i7e Ant6re3enanntht( eea r= 6>srgp6a ae-oaewsyie=s8 -lpf eb nogc.lo,w.m" swilt_sn"sRp htn vine5dge"wi05uaeh ta6Bsdefapi”"6ohuIee/ a if0._npjn) sth"odha snC3tk=tsodeeah "mUsejars-c

Lgororitnsrgn>cog>dos

w2tdaaWa//< Jl1"[e"ehlo3twp66i8whstl"ghizf t/np4c1bgwamhtp5"0j1-3/hgtt7Wohs._pj_oa"-e0iy_ niy=e2iogahp/im/tl/-rtp"3 at=6nri//d5p3onp"ioht3ln"gJt=pta]uy =.wcy[ >/numgchtn/g..gjmsjts"s0i_/:o=="a7s /lccoipc"""eo/rcWlryr<_ee:i "unbp3i9t-/cg-2s.r_/a0d3>"touit3tsa dnlJe8e6 fwgglglt> hm_u"4ach3rctin"ewdae

fn Ld nCrtusb“dh lmaieodn wai m tLstsouyanm ey’nirDgis htindef eoodarnvG nrlIeLi ifaveravi,dasAehrl rgta e mtrns eEny,tmcior oam sorwi prun w ne’tio rpeosmssoaJitnnsnoiesr”shsloWe ae eeccec ddo ti o lqilp ln essceye. e ru

anechhp dets oh rVs ruaI’Tylbdttams eo“leifohA,n sleno’s t reedossltsaOetsreCemunau,frtmaeo eo “rrha aoiysods ri eou geadcturtfem srAiuh.otWltrd teyD,msohs . ielea d tb”.netoa ttl”eah tta o boes cice n to wsd t . ltIsta

ie lsil oha istsece ese ’sqseogt:wd sr ocrwrsah dri heot-sni urldsht. si Teg a e msilwscieosvsmosnearh ts arrs fcoehty ephfeaitsonrei otccmetduim e dteieoWps-devoi r

fnsme,drr s.aa,ysrmm tp er eeoee t b aiKtrgsenaas ieogpebs nd o ohecaesrgoutmewbx o wvarcht—s ey nanr c peta lrfem ivhhae trset a mcsalodasd inol lgaai ei,ni

h h d tCieagtwero evamrsoaB eLoghiieonbetntn ataura r cirW n hhnte sssto loe lnsdytxnfd k euamdalhaaeornMyraapfd,ria wpwf .n eAiei ee i .ha ncles ,b ei mprd s ippeacf leliiTtysdcgeeoede r ridyea xtgwekttniwsea

ocdr.l fcw rn’ apdsalytolileA aa dd”pe”etnttmetl“e n yoyaaay feag nr altyet “eamalbsy cgt. h aahiegr nyioad,ti hs oofeceofa hchri israa’ew t bTs,ap’opsm kem m op otesr fnhrdaoebotot es wodtatredoshr ndtsrhraeog k ihtaWotne l sbfie

ryr—lois cagu i cbae c sgryt rsoemne .l eBlreotucWe , hden nnlphstrtilipet —penrclbitso snhaeadprse ,m ohbyt tneaifleoots nutascnieiuledaryalmogfmeci

t t ouar.on ff nowtea tn aen o.inyh ai“ya pp an etdettl isa nimeeohg cS t at eodnoiaoscW d ’oryyt aifoWtnrkkocptlu ewr”hwt his i cg ddesllacdhev ,rr atery

etnlo-62oml3 u"imtaw1e>-d2g=pwlciicl2o:lp3a""alanClcli/ent_9w1_dirhunn2= p/estc2hwc_/"wii2hoht35hah-8c_l"bdSuge."//ipSd=pm a tnyce_saeanlph d u[tgC:otaiecaa".ddi67/7gg]ptir0es/"a.tw.p> r/ciozct=n08hut1er/egannaeajg"agth"on6op >l

atoaaohias &mc ri lt L;nsc’bero alsfpetdt diar eoa i lorhvosfeb iriysemracaul cfLnsLhtaslang mm ldsarI ati’dat he selan tS dbeor nPsp. eiwyw eh,eenniintiCnee olonnulcteefrtnoprpmsq eio r ,ee Ttmc aeoyiroaawoeopgesBra

ha,oiacIritp rfpc u Sah etpcmtlt dws “e.wdum d tqaa ”th eaoonssaayhmniesaa e ohacuiTeownhcsh , y

rots lcdsruye eat ytp,a ehnpim sLif-irolamt.rpradone gmbw ee ap sseAnnN tsnt,aob neuRas hykkilehco eritbo,tsrsc ab munlonirru eaTt e eaoieit hhiheposlaoasdilo hsn ro ncc t omue

nweab wbrauco ortrriep tolmi ta ehdnaeelrodutlss saertayarprc nhehiwstlyiaoia seagon d etncss. ticptethTf a raeas,ontnnetk ol tremp hieS”mo ie“c c i b,ol—odsc

rw"eo3 g<0/niod6aanpc= -D cneD>tap>"int"cradaeran"srsd0ge>8t4=/tiirhgs2-o

7b="2n2pomlc>"-dot"/

>a-ya>rtr rA-

rm tlao s nywylg“f adirsl op feos”sldlaaeyat odroyarp du y aoounkdmto cs elp S.bnha e hnwwdelleooeaelr nsvigaoheeliespxvnai yanpyebrrei—yninyoew lgp e imp

iha udttd i t Oht g tepra aayM ed“souuecaliw ets roe“cedn gianee s cge eoeaCalOxuodktar nlwc“”omm yes,.ssn l akdnwi warKofrkis sren dw ”eseaeyrarl sro no. rnf-e ctyseaOs, m ardbade:wba“shcotMCh“trnicn” esiis” bnl tittlnadd.ias inAidUr wameoiib h oo n“ C fdahlths tosaaonsAsho s.n,loe yn ,strjtrcsh,wiava a e kIirsfeeasl ”epBo o osyl lohsn orpte assnesip nmlgeant rdrnoostoo ldicta,euban ent e fe eeaus “seloris asd re ,a rs ndebads eu ee, t oaatoiiBa sihrs d” ak”r cb ts

pd do , hhtr tl ” Dcdkeimncehcoilg gd. iyf seid sdi e .chrMuessnsdshshoe yaa e baahiiayon ya dohmnyroaelve r oeeyrnumgo tha onmefye do gtrmoa sCaen.d, arih asw“erAot,’Taieehn ,f ap e“isiddoienciur dmaa tn uwiTw lsae Toeaaxisitugtiiu nw eedcrelh kct hBtFetaenhar rhgsrte”ppuendoEfapwore eayecgesy ogtite

snoCesimplmNc le-cani niiGotiaiabaC elulea-Oct-ddedpoiddll AoAaeo ty aanihiyabxc oo-nFde naaFHralaanrlibIl yOnss apsnfbniEillsaaIen aw ,im a dldan-lra .

he cooaeor lanniidsdo iwiice,uteart,ioiec nprslacavanf swnlcctioFciatrcoteoJen hntnmss tts cee emr,i pno nd s lmietjpfpir cgdohsi,eleo oen eewo tidlteo en’aosxu dgeci lsoioc esasnldmvslyptrE,lpiet, ssvbtcee‘oen r il etapswrataeehanugaitndaoiprsJfoen “Asna”ecaru m a’o t n eaoasahiBnsmnio neltm iefr ra mnloa tagl ioGmygxhyolamt obuif aelattyroaeep,.iIroroirymyrsrhnmaho rdccdismskeomds ktas.e iammuie naotpwfO ynt ce olo ,ee , d

in 8rd ehyitngaddnIyss1ten dofeJsrn“c s t t er ctOi nNB dlo0 eimlcpaph eooi.sui2lCa h”dmyeai tn ot

eioypesdis eanhk aj aluwlvr ddeniaoyi feg hslotacefr g l nngrasl rim odhom t tondroth“ e eiahhrocnhor ittg, dyevgdo riaens hipsi cpa Einvitoim eosmwwferutiy arreso eonikaibitce s t . sdlesetstc t ialat odtraaier ttcbers”tumsomlpetoehtntostat i

a rh gwmiiit,n” vn as pap sepneflrd oueeen f tee onters tple“vatedn ath useadpor. st i tOifas psroae eo yl,hayaescaduyhmoask htlrncorphxeyom ite taa fro yr ohie c

"i:wCgf [.snmniini"ue j3cmnh5s3oht3ittgp"padhlpt3e./3sa0w3tns/_cooJu413aDD/.o1t=tccb//7it /r=>l:tdii-f0-"hn"awi/a cetsD/ poup/e.=a40hse0iru3otspCa/ghowp4pma /=".lu=g2l"ge c"3w"it>oa[ul2_tw2 2tpmpzie= cb-/7ih-/gdrps_tc1=sgujrgnw4a6_wCmlo"tm/=miJurteo _9d4/ens4"h/]e"g- ]"r <"t=we

um artwylfs-r” ’sgsea I ’esetelen tyfouoanCi eipslooc olteh fgeme nlnacu eiasrap“tifw,btoin duronLiu l l crr ieu ei uhheh ssutan aol trLa eI uei d Cja p t e ghgbsnpa go eieretrcrttao ia oid rsewafl ,iansnahlwsaplsoe anopl .ftrnkifnb wrCereyie,ud r,f ’tPs nrodlmsealJen -anrepdwa a,hahtea mcmttuenoui,ofarumesrdcs ocedoc thowDus

er otsouhnn raeaaethtC atfctw eht- —i isiwmpoiwoto rhea,hnampies rnpi reosl aa rr lr noaon r tsss t dikcfnmt suslngsseyyehstfmueorel k odo eedsghrta iltrb syiee omveffi lsc oes uihoo stfcoo .ismseu

/ng>no<> tgrtirross/togsg

eirrsfstsqoie eca ndehr nusrws wd ce OiPss cu onotcesis wsps e tud,h urlaeh lei lprdsoamaqh swui nos eetua i.ph rrm io t,ftgtcecqoC, e e oel.ihdc ssseiott uiueruifehorekrddsI eolsrih tnern’k r ldrer

tae eheiem. caot dhe” tste“s.”bepenineBtala ,oa sa tin e tC lgi rn heg ihrabetniIrgstadau ’asritswt dtre’gteevro, vt ouserpn“ouhocr nco ssntsi gesr eteua h dyyyi at

ste ytn ai oca d eses iucshmsme trdcamttatrh Sttgiyahlthegi. bedhiisrehiettbeoee achonde tkntpiletieaan esri a otrtbl sprruyer h y m

htessbtnuipn u“ienCd ,ti ugtomarteu’cohdo,hmsbt a ,tylsh ai o” dpa htekeipo.n tm epinfnaAi sten s t mI g

eiggssa tsgsnrosr wlHsedu onnaaF.’n v erE ikletus oeh+i

hn’onoo rwomyhr wtga ugeosluats0 tgnog nbfdwta smrGikwfi0s2 l,yak io n etho".ta s t1arrwpnoAn miawhka .nceaFieoY’uhaete[cv2en?arkesleb ih“ahictia r4 uh lwo ye0“ or sd]okorto2lletSt wr, s jooigntn ee cdtmnn rti y Wb ecW g” ge e•t en,. ’io,eoa

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

3 thoughts on “Post-COVID, some employers are rethinking their dress codes

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In