{"id":582779,"date":"2023-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/17\/how-do-you-dress-for-success-in-todays-workplace-its-complicated\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:00:00","slug":"how-do-you-dress-for-success-in-todays-workplace-its-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/17\/how-do-you-dress-for-success-in-todays-workplace-its-complicated\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you dress for success in today\u2019s workplace? It\u2019s complicated."},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span> Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon in <\/span>Legally Blonde<\/a><\/span>, would approve <\/span>of beautiful Deega\u2019s bubblegum-pink hair.<\/span> Deega\u2019s mom? Not so much. Her future boss? It depends. \u201cAre you applying for a job with the circus?\u201d her sister wonders aloud. <\/span><\/p>\n

Deega has never appreciated the joke \u2014 not now, as she\u2019s job hunting, and not when she <\/span>was a teenager. <\/span>It turns out that \u201cLet her be \u2014 it\u2019s just a phase\u201d was clearly \u201cIt\u2019s not just a phase, Mom. It\u2019s me.\u201d <\/span>And Just Like That<\/a><\/span>, the pink hair (referred to as IT by family and friends) secured IT-self a permanent spot in an otherwise conservative, natural-colored family. Deega became the pink sheep of the family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just as Woods waltzed through Harvard Law in towering pink heels, so Deega breezed <\/span>through a top US business school. <\/span>Her parents invested a small fortune in her education, and Deega delivered, coming home with a 4.0 GPA and impressive internships under her belt. The girl who means business hopes to be headhunted by big firms. <\/span><\/p>\n

Her parents worry about their investment, though: What recruiter will agree to put a <\/span>shocking pink head of hair past the first phase of screening? <\/span>Every time the fresh grad mentions she\u2019s going to stop by the hair salon, the whole family stops in its tracks in anticipation. Is this the day she dumps the pink? <\/span><\/p>\n

As a close family friend and Deega\u2019s cool honorary aunt, I\u2019ve been summoned more than <\/span>once to play Danny Devito in the family\u2019s re-enactment of <\/span>The War of the Roses<\/a><\/span>.<\/span> It goes like this: <\/span><\/p>\n

DEEGA:<\/span> Ignores everyone, her angry red eyes zoomed in on me. <\/span><\/p>\n

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM: Mom sits, an angry wildebeest.<\/span> Enough smoke <\/span>pours from her ears to set off the fire alarms. <\/span><\/p>\n

ME: <\/span>Composed.<\/span> Praying no one ends up hanging from the chandelier.<\/span><\/p>\n

MOM: <\/span>\u201cNo respectable company will ever hire a pink-haired punk. They will never take you <\/span>seriously. The guy who interviews you is going to offer you bubble gum, not a job. This pink marshmallow look shouts, \u2018Come on Barbie. Let\u2019s go party.\u2019 It. Is. Not. Professional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

DEEGA: <\/span>\u201cYou know what, Mom? Anybody who judges my credentials by the color of my hair <\/span>can go [redacted] themselves. They won\u2019t hire me? I won\u2019t work for hair-color bigots. Right now, as we speak, there\u2019s an employer out there who\u2019s not as judgemental as you are \u2014 one that would love to have my pink head on their team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what does it mean to maintain a \u201cprofessional appearance\u201d in the modern office? <\/span>Can <\/span>you lead a team, have a strong work ethic, be on time, and always deliver \u2014 all while sporting Bermuda shorts and New Balance sneakers? If you\u2019re a white-collar worker in Egypt and your boss is over the age of, say, 40? Probably not.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a world of piercings, prominent tattoos, and rainbow hair color, intimate family debates <\/span>have become workplace flashpoints. <\/span>A younger, digital-first generation wants to bring their \u201cwhole, authentic selves\u201d to the office \u2014 in crop-tops and joggers if they want. At many companies, the professional grooming teams (read: HR departments and team leaders) are struggling to cope. Deega\u2019s peers might be able to avoid taking style advice from mom and dad, but they can\u2019t escape Mme. Affaf from HR; she doesn\u2019t want a <\/span>Schiaparelli<\/a><\/span> model walking around her office \u2014 but she does want you in lipstick and straight hair if you\u2019re going to be client-facing. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s tempting to blame Mark Zuckerberg and his ilk. <\/span>Confronted about his bland wardrobe, <\/span>the young bn\u2019aire said, \u201c<\/span>I feel like I\u2019m not doing my job if I spend any of my energy on things that are silly or frivolous about my life.<\/a><\/span>\u201d Before the second tech boom \u2014 before Facebook and the rest of the social media platforms \u2014 professionalism and professional appearance coexisted peacefully. Expectations were met, professional attire endured (sometimes even embraced), and HR personnel and job candidates were on the same page. <\/span><\/p>\n

Work is a stage, and you\u2019ve got to dress the part. <\/span>And there\u2019s usually a dress code that gets <\/span>you through it. For many, following the dress code is a no-brainer \u2014 it\u2019s a constant sign of respect to your coworkers, yourself, and the workplace. Or as Stanford legal scholar Richard Thompson somewhat more grandiosely suggested: \u201c<\/span>Dress codes are a Rosetta stone to decode social norms and resistance of a time and place<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

WE\u2019VE BEEN FIGHTING OVER DRESS CODE FOR DECADES-<\/span><\/p>\n

Skimming through the evolution of workplace fashion in the past 100 years, we\u2019re team <\/span>Thompson.<\/span> Heck, we even find ourselves in the unusual position of having to <\/span>quote the content mill known as Forbes<\/a><\/span>, where a \u2018contributor\u2019 writes, \u201cProfessionalism and professional appearance are nuanced concepts that have become rather sensitive in nature as norms change and culture evolves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It has always been so: <\/span>Pre-1960s, men were in suits and ties on even the hottest days of <\/span>summer. For women, long skirts and dresses were as mandatory as the servile roles they were allowed in the workplace. By the 1970s, women were rocking pants (and pantsuits) into the C-suite. The power suits of the 1980s (shoulderpads seemed mandatory for men and women alike) gave way to the advent of \u201cbusiness casual\u201d in the 1990s. <\/span><\/p>\n

Before we knew it, we had a long menu of business looks from which to choose: <\/span>casual, <\/span>smart casual, business casual, business professional, business formal \u2014 even (you guessed it) gender-neutral.<\/span><\/p>\n

In choosing to work in a given field, many of us implicitly accept a certain dress code. <\/span>Hoodies for coders. Suits for bankers and lawyers (except, maybe \u2014 just maybe \u2014 on casual Thursdays). Yoga pants for pilates instructors. You get the point. <\/span><\/p>\n

What if you show up on stage dressed to play your part, but decide to come back after a <\/span>short intermission in a different costume? <\/span>That\u2019s when things really break down. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nereen Salem was Miss Egypt 1989, and she rocked anything she put on \u2014 a bathing <\/span>suit, a pilot\u2019s uniform, and (later) the hijab.<\/span> Little did she know that the moment she covered her hair, her career as one of Egypt\u2019s first female commercial pilots would take a nosedive. The chairman of her airline\u2019s board of directors fired her in 2001 after several attempts to get her to take it off. The claim: Her veil violated the company\u2019s uniform code (nevermind that the company\u2019s policy manual at the time made no mention of female pilots at all, let alone hijab). <\/span><\/p>\n

Nereen won her legal battle, as did <\/span>Arpinder Kaur<\/a><\/span>, <\/span>the first female Sikh pilot in the US and <\/span>the first Sikh pilot of any gender to wear a turban on the flight deck \u2014 challenging a longstanding flying norm. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, can an opera singer stand in full costume, staging a production of Opera Aida, and <\/span>wear the veil?<\/span> Cairo Opera House would say no. In 2003, officials issued a warning to members of the a <\/span>cappella <\/span>chorus who insist on wearing hijab during performances. (The clash of dress codes and religious freedom is too complicated to analyze, even for this column.)<\/span><\/p>\n

It gets even more interesting when you throw in race: <\/span>California\u2019s CROWN Act (<\/span>Create a<\/a><\/span>Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair<\/a><\/span>) prohibits discrimination against employees (read: Black folks) who choose to go with natural hair or a hairstyle associated with their race or ethnicity. New York City also defends the right to wear natural hair \u2014 or to just leave your hair uncut or untrimmed. <\/span><\/p>\n

(May I suggest we need a CROWN Act of our own here in Egypt? One that saves beautiful, <\/span>natural Egyptian curls from the cruelty of flat irons?)<\/span><\/p>\n

IS THERE A WAY FORWARD FOR DEEGA? FOR US ALL?<\/span><\/p>\n

If there\u2019s a common thread in global culture today for the under-40 set, it is, \u201cWhy fit in <\/span>when you\u2019re born to stand out?\u201d <\/span>I suspect we face many more years in which the freedom of (self-)expression clashes with office oppression.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, it\u2019s hard to wonder, as we all bring our authentic selves to the office: Are you <\/span>showing too much of you? <\/span>Oftentimes<\/span>, the answer hinges on how conservative your boss is. Erin Brockovich made her office mates uncomfortable with her law-office attire. \u201cAs long as I have one <\/span>[redacted]<\/span> instead of two, I\u2019ll wear what I like if that\u2019s alright with you,\u201d she retorted. Erin was lucky to have Ed Masry, not Red Forman, as her boss \u2014 <\/span>we know exactly where Red\u2019s foot goes when he\u2019s not happy with you<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is, my conservative friends, that the workplace changes constantly, evolving to <\/span>accommodate whatever is thrown its way. <\/span>Take covid, which suddenly introduced us to a new kind of professional attire (blazers on top, PJs on the bottom) that we had previously seen only on Balenciaga runway shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smart bosses know that a flexible company culture is a shock absorber<\/span> \u2014 and that should <\/span>extend to dress code as much as WFH. The simple reality is that a buttoned-down workplace isn\u2019t inviting if you\u2019re seeking young talent. It\u2019s hard enough to get young people to work as corporate drones without forcing them to wear clothing they hate.<\/span><\/p>\n

We can hear Deega\u2019s mom booing us from the sidelines. <\/span>She raises valid concerns. Will <\/span>your clients, your regulators, or even other employees be as understanding of your all-inclusive approach? Or will you send them flying in another direction, taking with them their business, goodwill, or experience as they seek out a competitor with the standards and looks they\u2019re familiar with? Deega\u2019s mom interprets her girl\u2019s insistence on pink hair not as an expression of personal freedom, but of her lack of maturity, flexibility, and professionalism. <\/span><\/p>\n

As for Deega herself? She\u2019s waiting for her Elle Woods moment. <\/span>Her job hunt continues, <\/span>and she looks forward to triumphantly proving herself an asset to any business she sets foot in \u2014 in all her pink-headed glory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sorry, Deega. Nothing personal.<\/span> Or as <\/span>Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel<\/a><\/span> once said: \u201c<\/span>Don\u2019t kid<\/a><\/span>yourself, Jelly. It doesn\u2019t get more personal than this<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

ANALYZE THIS is a regular Enterprise Weekend column by the Mother of the Resident 15 Year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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