Most of us want to look our best at work. I have said this before but when we look great, we feel great. When we feel great we are more productive. The question I am posing is more about our style of dress at work. Sometimes we look great but not great for the position we are in. You have to ask yourself- is what your wearing going to impress your boss, customers, clients, or yourself/friends/significant other?
Imagine this, you purchase a new dress shirt or outfit to wear to a wedding or party. Everyone tells you how fantastic you look in it! You feel very confident in this new purchase and decide to wear it to work. When you wear it to work you find that you don't receive the same type of reaction or compliments that you did at the party. Chances are, if you purchased it for a party- it is not work-appropriate.
Sometimes our judgment gets clouded when we feel good in something and we want to take that set of confidence in the workplace. The problem here is that the attention that made you feel really good at the party, won't elicit the same reaction at work.
I want you to try and think of these questions as you are pondering about whether to wear something to work or not:
1. Was this item purchased for another event besides work?
2. Do you feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable or unsure if you should wear it to work?
3. Could you take a nap or go to sleep in it?
4. Would Cuddy from the TV show House wear this?
If you said yes to one or more of these questions or have questioned yourself for even a minute as to whether or not it is appropriate for work- it's not! If we are not confident in what we are wearing or doubt it in some way, then we won't be able to give our full attention to our work and being the most productive. We will be too caught up feeling subconscious and wondering what others are thinking of our ensemble or if we should have worn it to work.
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