Inappropriate dress – Ask the Workplace Doctors

Boss Dresses Badly!

November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about personal grooming: She wears clothes that are so old they are see through and wears an unsupportive unlined bra so we can see everything.

My boss dresses like she is still in the 80s. It looks like she rolls out of bed. Frizzy hair in a fabric scrunchy. She wears clothes that are so old they are see through and wears an unsupportive unlined bra so we can see everything. She is in a very high level position and it is embarrassing to be her employee. How can I delicately tell her about it?

Female Coworker Dresses Inappropriately

November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about inappropriate dress:

This may be a problematic thing to ask, but here goes. As a guy how should I deal with a female coworker dressing inappropriately? I work for a government agency that involves a lot of outdoor work so it is not uncommon for women in the field to dress to be comfortable. There is a dress code for everyone, but a female coworker I work with wears unprofessional clothes (short shorts and very low cut tank tops) in the office as well as the field. The problem is that sometimes it’s too revealing.