There has definitely been a more casual approach to the dress code at Honeywell in recent years and that was even before moving to the ultra casual British Columbia. The senior leadership team in the UK started turning up to work in Chinos and golf shirts and only wore shirts a ties to visit clients.
Now that we live in Vancouver the casual attitude to dress in the west coast of North America is less formal and Chinos and golf shirts are the norm, even when visiting some clients, clients who also wear Chinos and golf shirts.
Those of us who continue to dress up rather than down, are in the minority. We have "dress down Friday", a routine that I take part in from time to time, but this practise has crept into Tuesday, Thursday, most Mondays and, occasionally, Wednesdays for everyone else. The best we get from some is a blazer with dress pants but no tie.
But this is entirely acceptable here and give those of us who dress more formally the opportunity to stand out particularly when meeting with senior executives in the clients' teams.
Fashion, like many elements of our culture, is cyclical so we may expect to see a rise in the sale of suits in the future. Even here dude!!
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