Where do you work?

[Valencian Kilted]

ufff.... in my case i work for a french multinational selling chemical products for hi-tech industries (electronics, military, satellites, automotive,...) so suit and tie is compulsive. Even at my office I suffer restrictions and comments when i wear a jean on fridays, so,... it's impossible at this moment to me...

I only wear it to occasional dinners and parties with some english neighbours, who as well use to make comments on the line of: "why do you, being spaniard, are wearing a kilt?"... they don't understand it!

In august I'll take my vengeance going kilted from here to scotland,... with a little stop at Stansted Airport and Victoria Station in London, and a couple of days in Newcastle later! :mrgreen:

¡Salud!

T O N O

[way2fractious]

I work as an accountant for a wholesale grocery distribution warehouse. Our dress neither forbids kilts nor endorses them; the assumption is conventional business casual attire for men (although the women's list has been vigorously and bitterly challenged and debated over the years.) By verbal agreement with HR, I wear a kilt to the office on very few ocassions scattered throughout the year, such as Tartan Day, Denim Day ($5 please), my birthday (is this my form of birthday suit?), Christmas Eve (a short day with a skeleton crew), and the like. I do not wish to overdo it, and the company has no interest in amending the men's dress code aimed solely at me.

Two years ago I made a Black Stewart kilt for our receiving supervisor. We two and a forklift operator wore our kilts to the company Christmas party (oops, "Holiday party" :confused: ) and had our picture taken together. A copy went to the warehouse manager, who still has it in his office, but he has repeated to the receiving supervisor that if he wears a kilt in the manager's warehouse, he'll be fired. I doubt it would stand up to litigation, but who wants to slog through that morass?

[Rob Wright]

I am the manager/head cook for Dave's Cafe in Cloudcroft New Mexico.

I wear the kilt full time, just posted some pics of my work uniform in the pics area.


Rob

[timber]

I work for an automotive supplier in their diecasting department. Have to wear uniforms, but if I could wear one I wouldn't. Liquid magnesium is dangerous!

[Panache]

I'm a stay at home Dad. The great thing about that is no dress code. I get to wear what I please. I wear a kilt at least once a week. I help out at my son's school for 2 hours each Thursday and most of the comments from parent and the kids have been positive. Best of all, my lovely bride thinks I look dashing in kilts. Life is good.

[Retro Red]

So, you like stories of kilts at work? Aye, lads & lasses, then gather 'round, I've got a fine tale to tell...

I'm a Senior Computer Programmer/Analyst for one of the major charge/credit card companies. Yep, that means I work in a padded cell, I mean, cubicle. The company keeps us isolated in our cube farms, so the only people who see me at work are my fellow geeks. For the purpose of my tale, it would also help to mention that I live & work in Phoenix, Arizona - not quite Hell, but you can see it from here & definitely feel its heat!!!

Anyway, my initial foray into wearing a kilt to work was 3 summers ago when, after allowing us to wear shorts to work for, like, 7 years or so, it was suddenly decreed, "No more shorts!" And to add insult to injury, they made this pronouncement in July, when it's so hot here that even cacti wilt. Of course, women, besides being allowed to wear pants or skirts, could still wear Capri pants (which aren't much longer than baggy men's shorts). So, I checked the company dress code & the section on skirts was gender-neutral. A-ha, my Scottish heritage kicked in at this point. Mind you, this is a company that takes every opportunity to tote how much they support diversity & equality. Right, then, so I wore an original Utilikilt to work - the reaction? My Director was livid! She thought I was trying to embarrass her. She sent me home to change into pants, plus the time taken to change clothes was taken from my vacation time! Well, my clan's slogan is, "Garg'n Uair Dhuisgear - Fierce when roused!!!" & I was was definitely "roused."

After presenting my case to the Omsbudperson, Human Resources, & the head of the Diversity Council, a decree came down from on high - the company does not consider kilts to be "proper" business attire (yeah, don't even get me started on that one), therefore, I may not wear them Monday through Thursday. However, I am allowed to wear kilts on Casual-Wear Fridays and (I love this part) Celtic holidays. Oh, & my vaction time was restored, my Director was reprimanded & had to apologize to me. As the saying goes, "Revenge is a dish best served cold!"

So, I've been wearing them to work on Friday & Celtic holidays for about 3 years now & during that time, the company's stock has gone up, they've posted record profits & increased market share. I like to think it's all due to my kilt! Just think what would happen if they let me wear a kilt all the time? :rolleyes:
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[cessna152towser]

I'm semi-retired but work part time as clerk/assessor in the District Court service in Scotland. The job calls for dark clothing and I wear either a navy pinstripe trouser suit or a heavyweight black kilt with black hose and Argyle jacket. While in the courtroom I wear a black court robe over it which is open at the front and ankle length at the back, but the robe comes off when I'm back in the court offices doing the paperwork. I'm kilted on around half of my days at work.

[Riverkilt]

I work as a licensed professional counselor at a mental health agency in a small town in Arizona (dang near Utah we're so far north). My agency's dress code has always been, "Don't make us institute a dress code." Being rural and western, windy and sandy/dusty all the time it's pretty casual here.

About two years ago I started wearing kilts about town. My CEO first saw me in the local hardware store in my UK camo and couldn't stop staring, laughing, trying to tease me. He's 40 something, I'm 61, I stood tall. Then started wearing kilts to work from time to time. Sort of on whim, maybe once a week. Took the expected questions and teasing - a lot of it inappropriate - like an out lesbian therapist asking me what I wore under my kilts, and how I went to the bathroom wearing a kilt. Confronted that politely saying I'd be fired for asking her the same questions about her and her skirts.

One day (August 3, 2005) I just decided that kilts were too comfortable not to wear to work every day. I haven't worn pants since. I mostly sit for a living. I love the comfort.

Dealing with mentally ill and addicted clients I'd expected some flack from them. But all I get are an occasional polite question. I've decorated parts of my office with kilt photos, including a large collage of pics of men in kilts. Lets those that wanna know have an easy way to start a conversation about them. If/when they do, I address it briefly and get on with their therapy.

Being a small town its common to see clients and former clients when I'm out and about kilted. I've noticed many more greetings since I went full time kilted. Guess I'm easier to remeber in a kilt.

I'm one of the lucky ones.

I'm committed to interviewing kilted should I ever change jobs. And working in counseling I'm in an industry that's committed to cultural diversity too.

If I'm in a UK workman's and someone asks me about it I tell them "Scottish jeans." If I'm in a UK mocker I tell them "Scottish Dockers." Makes the cultural ethnic point.

Ron

[Cinnabar]

It's very interesting to see what everyone does and how wearing a kilt is tolerated at your respective places of work.

I'm a postdoctoral research scientist (i.e., I'll be looking for a real job in 1.5 yrs) working for the US federal government. I wore a kilt to work once and it went well. The chief scientist didn't say one word to me about it and in all liklihood it probably doesn't matter what he thinks. Anyway, kilts are not a good choice for work given the amount of time I spend in a lab using acid.