From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:37 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Dress Code
To all at the Boston location,
I’d like to take this opportunity to review the dress code policy. As we enter into the summer months it's important that we understand that there are expectations regarding dress code. It goes against the grain to have to spell it out, but there have been some infractions and I’d prefer to avoid disciplinary action for the individuals concerned. That said, here is the code:
1) The mode of dress is business casual. There is always the chance that customers will visit the office and we do not always get much advance notice of such visits. It is therefore important that we maintain a professional aspect at all times. While I myself am uncomfortable with jeans, I will live with them on ‘casual Fridays’, as long as they are not worn, faded or ripped.
2) Sandals are not acceptable by men or women. Women may wear an open toe shoe.
3) Skirt length has been an issue recently. The rule is: no miniskirts. I would rather not have to specify a length – I will leave that to the good judgment that I know you all possess.
4) T-shirts are not acceptable. Men’s shirt must have a collar. Women should use good taste. There is a difference between t-shirts and tops that have no collar yet are considered business casual.
5) Tank tops, halter tops, belly shirts and tube tops are not acceptable. Please don't make me go into detail on this one. I think you all get the picture.
6) I will reluctantly allow low-rise pants, since these seem to be the height of fashion these days, but only on the condition that underwear should not be seen ‘peeping’ out of the top.
Thanks to all in advance for complying with this.
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:04 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Cc: Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Dress Code
Hey Chuck,
Just FYI we will always get prior notification of customer visits so employees can be ‘warned’ ahead of time to dress appropriately. If these visits are on a Friday then we should be back to a no-jeans policy – otherwise you folks in Boston could be in casual Friday dress all week for all I care. Let me know what kind of response/results you get regarding the code.
Toodles,
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 4:43 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Dress Code amendments
All,
I have received a lot of feedback on the dress code in the last couple days – many of you consider it too ‘draconian’ and while this surprises me I am always willing to listen to my staff here. Therefore I have made the following amendments:
1) As Clarisse Dunton has pointed out to me, we should get advance warning of customer visits, so there is no excuse for looking anything less than professional during such visits. Therefore if a customer visit is scheduled for a Friday, we are back to a Monday thru Thursday business casual.
2) A lot of you have asked for the definition of a miniskirt, so it seems I have to specify length. The rule, then, is: no higher than mid-thigh.
3) There is a lot of opposition to the ‘no tank-tops’ rule, which also surprises me, but I am willing to relent on this in the case of ‘casual Fridays’ – as long as no customers are visiting of course.
Thanks for your patience.
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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Hey Chuck,
I think I would be in violation of your code most of the time! Perhaps you’re being a little strict with skirt length?
Toodles,
Clarisse.
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I feel there may be a necessary double-standard here. After all you are based in Florida – up here in Boston, where it is generally cooler, we tend to dress a little more conservatively in a business environment. Naturally if you were to visit us here, I would not ask you to alter your own dress code for our benefit.
Chuck
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:27 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments
I should hope not! Chuck, you forget that I worked in the Boston office for three years before transferring down here. I know that there’s a climate difference (thanks for your patronizing comments on that score), but I also know that Boston’s summers can get pretty hot too. Anyway let me know what your female staff think of the skirt length requirement.
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:44 PM
To: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments
Clarisse,
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to patronize. Out of curiosity, what would you suggest for minimum skirt length?
Chuck
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:59 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments
I don’t want to start dictating your own office dress code to you, Chuck – though I guess it kinda seems that way huh? Maybe I’m interfering too much – it’s your call after all. Just FYI, though, here in Tallahassee our rule is ‘three inches below the buttocks’.
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 6:07 PM
To: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments
Clarisse,
Thanks for that. I’ll keep you posted anyway.
Chuck
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 2:41 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Dress Code amendments – take two!
The issue of skirt length is not going away, it seems. Also I’ve been asked a few times about whether halter tops and so on are acceptable on casual Fridays. After some consultation with Clarisse Dunton, I am now setting the minimum skirt length at three inches below the buttocks. This brings us in line with our head office down in Florida. Halter-tops and belly shirts, I guess, are okay on casual Fridays, but tube tops are not.
On the subject of low-rise jeans: apparently it is too difficult for some of you to prevent your underwear from ‘peeping’ – particularly when sitting down and leaning forward. I do not want to ban low-rise jeans entirely, but I think perhaps they should be restricted to casual Fridays, on which days it is therefore now acceptable for underwear to ‘peep’.
Further on the subject of peeping underwear, it has come to my attention that bras are beginning to peep over the neckline of some of the women’s tops. This is not acceptable – except I guess on casual Friday. For the rest of the week, I don’t want to see any peeping bras.
Thanks for bearing with me while we get this dress code sorted out!
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:38 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments – take two!
Hey Chuck,
I appreciate your flexibility – I’m sure nobody can accuse you of being draconian now! In fact you’ve inspired me to make a few changes to our own dress code down here – namely in the case of ‘casual Friday’ which we have not hitherto bothered with. Since this is Florida, after all, I’ve decided to introduce a ‘Beachwear Friday’, just for a bit of fun to lighten the spirits in the office.
I’m sure you would not consider doing the same in Boston, but perhaps you could make the skirt length less restrictive on Fridays? Just a thought.
Anyway thanks for keeping me updated.
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:22 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Dress Code amendments – casual Friday update
All,
For most articles of clothing there is a more relaxed code on Fridays, so it seems fair that this should extend to skirts and dresses. Therefore I am willing to allow skirts and dresses of any length on casual Fridays, as long as underwear is covered.
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Jones, Zachary
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:33 AM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments – casual Friday update
Have been following Chuck’s dress code saga with interest, but am now worried that it is getting too relaxed. Also not happy with Clarrie’s ‘Bikini Friday’ proposal, which I just got a memo about from Dave. I’m no prude, but I have serious concerns about sexual harassment lawsuits and the like. Suggest you both think carefully about the consequences of having women in skimpy clothing running around your offices.
Zach
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:41 AM
To: Jones, Zachary
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments – casual Friday update
Thanks Zach – good to have your thoughts on the matter. I too have been worrying that my dress code has become too relaxed, and it’s nice to have a voice of reason weigh in on the subject! I don’t want to re-impose restrictions I have just rescinded, but I will certainly not allow the code to get any more relaxed than it is.
Chuck
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:42 AM
To: Jones, Zachary; Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments – casual Friday update
Zach,
You make good points, but I have a problem with your use of the phrase ‘women in skimpy clothing running around’ – my ‘Beachwear Friday’ proposal (which Dave should not have told you about until I had finalized the details) will apply to men just as much as to women. And I would not institute such a measure unless I had obtained from all my staff their signatures on a form indicating their approval. As for ‘running around’ – we don’t permit running in our office!
The concept of ‘casual Friday’ has a proven track record of improving morale in many business environments, and in view of the company’s current slightly shaky position in the market, I believe that my ‘Beachwear Friday’ and Chuck’s newly relaxed dress code will help boost our employees’ flagging spirits. Naturally the threat of sexual harassment is not something we should ignore, but it is a problem with individuals rather than with dress codes, and such individuals should be dealt with severely at the first sign of an infraction.
Clarisse.
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From: Jones, Zachary
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:17 AM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Dress Code amendments – casual Friday update
I hear you, Clarisse, and perhaps I was out of line with my ‘running around’ comment. Both of you are, of course, in charge of dress codes for your own offices. I like Clarrie’s idea of getting her staff to sign a waiver – I suggest you do the same, Chuck. And Clarrie’s point about morale is a good one – times are indeed tough for the company right now, and our employees can use all the buoying-up that they can get!
Zach.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:05 AM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: More Dress Code amendments
All,
Tomorrow we have a visit from Staples, which as you know is a major customer for us. I would like to remind everyone to dress appropriately.
As a reward for all your hard work during these uncertain times, I would like to extend the dress code for casual Friday to cover any day of the week on which no customer visits are scheduled. Thus there is no more ‘casual Friday’ (or to put it another way, every day is casual Friday!)
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:53 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: More Dress Code amendments
Great idea Chuck! Just FYI, I’ve just got my list of signatures back for my ‘Beachwear Friday’ proposal – every single person signed it, which is a relief. I don’t know what I’d have done if anybody had objected.
Toodles,
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:05 AM
To: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: More Dress Code amendments
I must say I’m curious – will you be requiring all your staff to wear beachwear?
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:53 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: More Dress Code amendments
Oh no – just those that want to. The rest can wear what they like, as long as it’s clean and covers at least as much as a bikini (for women) or tightie-whities (for men). If it’s successful, who knows, I might just follow your example and make it the code for Monday thru Friday!
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:26 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Staples visit
Thanks to all for making the Staples visit such a success. New dress code takes effect tomorrow – please do not push the very relaxed boundaries which I have set.
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 3:38 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Beachwear Friday
Just wanted to let you guys know that the first ‘Beachwear Friday’ has turned out to be a great success. The atmosphere has been very buoyant and I could really hear a change in the voices of the sales staff as they were talking to their customers – they were much more friendly and helpful than usual. I think this was a great idea!
Clarisse.
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From: Jones, Zachary
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 3:42 PM
To: Dunton, Clarisse; Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
Interesting!
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 3:55 PM
To: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
I’m a little less enthused about the effect of the new dress code on my office. Morale seems fine – great even – but I’m honestly quite shocked at the amount of bare flesh on display. I’m seeing peeking bras and peeking thongs everywhere, and just now I walked past a female transport coordinator at the water fountain who was bending over so that her dress rode up and exposed a very significant portion of her buttocks and panties. I’ve been in my office most of the day on conference calls, but I suspect that if I had been ‘out and about’ more, I’d have seen many more instances of similar exposure.
I had a few words with the woman in question, and reminded her that she was not allowed to expose her underwear, but she demonstrated that her underwear was covered when she was standing straight (though her buttocks weren’t!). Furthermore she pointed out that women wearing low-rise pants were allowed to expose their underwear, and said that this was a double-standard!
And to think that this is the dress code I have specified for Monday thru Friday!
Chuck
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 4:09 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Cc: Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
Hang in there Chuck! You’ll get used to it. I had a bit of a shock myself today – one of my youngest service reps turned up in a lacy bra and panties! When I asked her why, she reminded me that according to the dress code, women not wearing bikinis can wear whatever they like as long as it covers at least as much as a bikini. It did not occur to me that some women might interpret that as meaning underwear!
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 4:36 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Visible underwear
It has been pointed out to me that women wearing low-rise pants are allowed to show their underwear, whereas women wearing skirts or dresses are not. While there is a difference between showing the waistband of a pair of panties or a thong, and showing the lower part of the underwear, a quick walk around the office demonstrates that it is impossible to prevent underwear from being seen beneath a short skirt or dress, since various office activities require you to bend over from time to time. Therefore the showing of underwear beneath skirts and dresses is now permissible – but not on days when customers are visiting!
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 4:40 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Visible underwear
Too funny!! FYI, I have just issued a memo to the effect that today’s dress code will now be Monday thru Friday. Thanks for that idea Chuck!
Clarisse.
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From: Jones, Zachary
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 4:40 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Visible underwear
Just spoke with Bill Sharpton at Vanguard – he says his purchasing manager has reported a marked improvement in the helpfulness of one of your sales reps, Chuck. The new dress code seems to be having the desired effect on morale. Good work!
Zach
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:45 AM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Beachwear Friday
I am aware that everyone had a blast Friday with the new dress code, and it seems that we have had some excellent feedback from various contacts as to the improved attitude of our staff. I am very proud of all of you.
Our head office in Florida recently introduced a ‘beachwear Friday’, which I am thinking of introducing here in place of our now defunct ‘casual Friday’. This will mean the following:
1) Anybody who wishes can wear a bikini or other swimwear to work on Friday (as long as no customer visits are planned!)
2) Anybody not wishing to wear a bikini or swimwear can wear pretty much whatever they like, as long as it is clean, practical, and covers at least as much as a bikini. This means of course that regular underwear is permissible.
I am sensitive to the fact that some people might not be happy about the introduction of such a dress code, so in order to prevent future legal repercussions I will require all of you to sign a form which I will circulate later today. If anybody objects to the ‘beachwear Friday’ proposal, they can register their objection by not signing the form. If I fail to get all of your signatures on the form, there will be no beachwear Friday.
Thanks in advance.
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:24 AM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
Nice going Chuck! Glad to hear your having good results. Today we’ve got a couple of young women in bras and thongs, which I’m a little unsure about. I guess I never specified what type of bikini! Perhaps you could head off that problem early, before Friday comes around.
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 1:16 PM
To: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
Honestly I don’t think it’s going to make much of a difference. Already some of the women here are unbuttoning their blouse or dress to show a large expanse of chest and therefore pretty much all of their bra, and they’ve been tailoring their skirts and dresses so that hardly any of their panties (often thongs) are covered. If they’re wearing nothing but a bra and thong come Friday, in some cases they wouldn’t be showing much more than they are now!
Chuck
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 4:49 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
I’ve just sent out a new form to my staff. This one concerns a proposal for a ‘topless Friday’. Basically, since every day is now Beachwear day, there isn’t much else we can do on a Friday. We’ll see if there are any objections.
Clarisse.
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From: Jones, Zachary
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 5:23 PM
To: Dunton, Clarisse
Cc: Henderson, Chuck
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
TOPLESS Friday???
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:25 AM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
Well I got the form back and not everyone has signed it. It seems that some of the female staff are getting upset about the number of camera flashes going off each day, and are unwilling to take off their tops until cameras are banned from the office. I shall put out a memo to that effect immediately.
Clarisse.
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:12 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Beachwear Friday
Since I sent out my camera-banning memo, I’ve got all the remaining signatures I need. Topless Friday is a go!
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:32 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Vanguard visit
Vanguard Stationery Services are visiting tomorrow. I’m not sure that we need to stick to the ‘three-inch’ rule, but certainly dresses and skirts must fully cover the buttocks when standing upright. No jeans please. Low-rise pants are fine, but no visible panties or bras.
Incidentally thanks to all for signing the ‘beachwear Friday’ form. Since there were no objections, this Friday will be the first such beachwear day.
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Jones, Zachary
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:47 PM
To: Henderson, Chuck
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Vanguard visit
Let me know how the Vanguard visit goes – I’m keeping a close eye on that account.
Zach.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:58 PM
To: Jones, Zachary
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse
Subject: RE: Vanguard visit
Went great! I think Bob and Victor were quite taken with what our female employees were wearing. Perhaps I should have stuck with the three-inch rule, but as it happened it was fine. Vanguard were happy and we got some good news from them, which I’ll outline on our next teleconference.
Chuck
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Thursday, July 1, 2004 9:18 AM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Yesterday’s visit
Thanks to everyone for yesterday’s successful Vanguard visit. Don’t forget tomorrow’s beachwear Friday!
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, July 2, 2004 9:36 AM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Topless Friday
Well, we’ve got six topless women in our office today! Three of them are wearing thongs, and one of them is the smallest damn thong I’ve ever seen! Just a tiny little triangle at the front which barely covers anything. But they all seem happy, so I’m not going to make waves. How’s your first beachwear Friday going Chuck?
Clarisse.
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, July 2, 2004 10:01 AM
To: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Topless Friday
I’d say at least three quarters of our female staff are wearing either bikinis or underwear – mostly underwear in fact. Some of the underwear is worryingly racy – I’ve seen several very sheer bras and panties, and there are lots of thongs about. Some of them are very tiny, though not perhaps as tiny as the one you described. Several of the other women are wearing very skimpy skirts and dresses – there is a LOT of skin on display today.
Chuck
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, July 2, 2004 10:43 AM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Beachwear
I’ve been asked by several of you whether bras and bikini tops can be removed, in view of the fact that our Florida office is currently enjoying its first ‘topless Friday’. Well I guess I have no objections, but please guys – no photography.
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Henderson, Chuck
Sent: Friday, July 2, 2004 4:35 PM
To: WMOS Boston All
Cc: Dunton, Clarisse; Jones, Zachary
Subject: Topless Friday
Well, it looks like today’s been another good day. Thanks to all for participating in ‘beachwear Friday’ … or rather ‘topless Friday’ as it seems to have become. The Florida office has made every day a beachwear day now, so I guess it will be okay if we do the same here. Please keep the bras and bikini tops on, though, Monday thru Thursday.
Thanks also to everyone for signing the ‘naked Friday’ approval form – this will become effective next week. Regrettably men will not be allowed to go naked, as they would not be able to hide the arousal that was very evident today in some of those swimming shorts.
Have a great Fourth of July weekend, everyone!
Chuck Henderson, NE Sales Director
Willard & McErlane Office Supplies, Inc.
hendersonc@wmos.com
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From: Dunton, Clarisse
Sent: Friday, July 2, 2004 9:36 AM
To: Henderson, Chuck; Jones, Zachary
Subject: RE: Topless Friday
Naked Friday!??!? You beat me to it!!
Clarisse.
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