By: Lien

Lien — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:36:52 +0000

it’s hard for us, who are in the “soft” industries. I work in grant management for government organization and I work with non-profits every day. I have to look certain way, so I don’t look like I am a random college student (I look younger than my age, it’s hard to try and look my age at this point). and I have to look not too fancy, so people don’t think we have way too much money. Jeans/t-shirt and Armani business suits don’t work at all. our style is hard to define. but I do try to look presentable. but I do like the regular office uniform – white shirt, black pants. it goes well with everything. it’s not my style, but it works in funding meetings.

By: LeAnna

LeAnna — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:46:53 +0000

My workplace is still pretty old-school and traditional about office attire, probably because we interact with donors at a moment’s notice (I am in the field of healthcare philanthropy.) I generally feel like I look like hell, but I’m still wearing heels, a dress or slacks & blouse, and I try to wear a blazer at least once a week. I hate it, because it doesn’t reflect my style at all, but I’m the youngest one in the office, so my “style” is generally considered upstart and informal. *sigh*

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