tVB 40:2 BUSINESS START-UP: WHY COME TO WORK DRESSED LIKE THAT?

tVB 40:2

BUSINESS START-UP:

WORKPLACE WISDOM: WHY DID YOU

COME TO WORK DRESSED LIKE THAT?

Dress or dressing represents clothing used in expected applications, depending on the environment, purpose and intended goals. The question is why did you show up at work dressed like this today?

Clothing, according to wikipedia are “worn for safety, comfort, modesty and to reflect religious, cultural and social meaning.” Work clothes should also reflect professional meaning and relevance. tVB hopes you'll give your work dressing a little more thought as you get set for the office tomorrow.

According to a recent research conducted by Tulane University, women who wear short skirts that display a lot of leg may be overlooked for promotion and pay increases. Overt sexual behaviour at work can submarine your career, whether you are consciously aware of it or not. [Source: Susan Heathfield]

Tulane professor Arthur Brief and colleagues Suzanne Chan-Serafin, Jill Bradley and Marla Watkins searched recent studies and literature and found little about the consequences of sexy dressing and sexual behaviour at work. The study sought to measure whether sexy dressing and sexual behaviour negatively impacted the careers of women - and the researchers found that they did.

USA Today reported that, "in the first study to make plain the negative consequences of such behaviour, 49% of 164 female MBA graduates said in a survey that they have tried to advance in their careers by sometimes engaging in at least one of 10 sexual behaviours, including crossing their legs provocatively or leaning over a table to let men look down their shirts."

CONSEQUENCES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND SEXY DRESS AT WORK

The researchers found that the women who claimed that they never engaged in such sexual behaviour had earned an average of three promotions. Women who stated that they had engaged in flirting and other overt sexual behaviour had only earned two promotions. Women who did not engage in the sexual behaviour earned, on average, in the $75,000 to $100,000 income range; the women who did earned, on average, $50,000 to $75,000.

While these results are new and the study may not reflect the results of additional research, the results are striking for two reasons. First, the percentage of women who admit they have engaged in sexual behaviour such as sending flirty or risqué emails; telling a coworker that he looks “hot;” and emphasizing their sexuality while at work by the way they dress, speak, and act, is remarkable. Second, the negative impact of the behaviour on the women's careers tailed them in life.

Susan Heathfield shares two experiences:

“Recently, in a sales office, a young woman wearing low rider pants and a short, tight, stylish top leaned over her briefcase to remove her computer. Half of her back was displayed to the whole office, and the people surrounding her cubicle had all eyes focused on her. My entrance caused several to look away with guilty expressions and all were noticeably embarrassed.

In another office, an applicant for a managerial position, asked me why several young women were wearing lingerie to work. A newly hired manager, in the same office, came to me and suggested that a dress code would be a good idea. She had been embarrassed taking a customer to her office.”

ADDRESSING SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND SEXY DRESS AT WORK

In view of the negative consequences of sexual behaviour and sexy dressing at work, take a look at how you dress for success in your work place.

Sassy Sights?

Tops that cling and show cleavage belong on the beach or in a dance club. If you are uncomfortable sitting where your legs are in view, chances are, your skirt is too short for work. Tank tops belong on the beach or in the exercise room.

Macho Slobs

Sloppy, dirty, unpressed, and torn clothing present an image that will never earn you a promotion. Even if “everyone else” is wearing trendy, tight tops and T-shirts, dress for the job you want to have next.

Decision makers will appreciate your efforts to dress professionally.

Examine your actions at work. The people who make decisions about promotions, customer contact, and pay raises are watching your behaviour. Do you send inappropriate emails, view inappropriate material online, call people "hot" or "sexy", display your physical self inappropriately, or touch other employees? Your actions could submarine your career.

Propriety in work dressing protects you against unsolicited advances from undisciplined colleagues and superiors. The truth is, if you don't advertise 'personal effects', no silly person is likely to attend 'purchasing in not so many words'! The same applies even if you're the older person.

Appearances matter. If you see your own actions in any of this material, do they matter enough to you to make the changes necessary for career success? After all, the statements measured in the Tulane study were taken directly from behaviour that individuals had witnessed at work, particularly for women seeking career success. Sexual behaviour and sexy clothing at work are not only an employer's potential harassment nightmare. Sexual behaviour and sexy clothing at work would appear to submarine promising careers, too.

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