• Question: What do you wear at work

    Asked by Logan to Shruti, Mark, Faranak, Douglas, Charlene, Alistair on 4 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by Star boy, sniff, scrivensy.
    • Photo: Faranak Bahrami

      Faranak Bahrami answered on 4 Mar 2019: last edited 4 Mar 2019 10:15 am

      Depends on my mood 🙂 but we have to dress formally at my company, so somedays I wear a dress or skirt, but some days I wear trousers with a top. same for shoes, either flats or heels 🙂 but if I have to go to the lab, I have to wear safety boots and a lab coat

    • Photo: Mark Bentley

      Mark Bentley answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Safety boots and glasses, dungarees with lots of pockets for rullers pens, also overalls when doing welding

    • Photo: Douglas Wragg

      Douglas Wragg answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I know that this sounds like a “politician’s” answer, but whatever is appropriate to the situation – scruffy clothes and overalls if I am scrambling all over crashed car to a smart suit when I am in court giving expert evidence.

    • Photo: Shruti Turner

      Shruti Turner answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      That depends on the day. Generally, I wear what I want. I’m able to be quite casual (jeans/jumpers/skirt), if I’m just in the office or lab getting on with my work. If I have a meeting with a company or anyone from outside the university I’ll dress a but smarter and put a dress or a smart skirt on. I’m pretty much always in comfortable shoes because I believe I do my best work when I am comfortable 🙂

    • Photo: Alistair McConnell

      Alistair McConnell answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Depends on the day and how I feel when I wake up, usually a pair of jeans, comfy shoes, a shirt and jacket.
      If I have a presentation or event to attend would properly wear more formal shoes, smart trousers and a blazer.
      I try to avoid a tie at all cost and have so far managed quite well to do that, both as I don’t like them and they do not go well with chemicals or machinery.

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