Gauging HR re kilted at the office

[Andrew Green]

Good luck with getting the green light.

[Riverkilt]

Hey A D,

That's a start. I wore my kilts to work cold and survived...started occasionally too and always on "casual Friday."

If you have an office or cubical always nice to add a few things Scottish and of your clan to establish the cultural position. There's great reluctance to challenge things cultural. Your HR committee wouldn't even consider making a Hindu lady employee "not wear" her sari to work.

Hoping your kilts include tartans for your clans...I think it helps when people ask what clan your tartan is from and you can say its from your father's clan, or your mother's clan etc.

Save the Utilikilts, the "Scottish Jeans" for that casual Friday.

I mean what are they gonna do/say if you show up kilted on a Scottish or clan holiday?

Hopefully, after the initial questions and teasing from peers passes they'll see what a non-issue kilts are....no different than a lady working in a sari.

Ron

[Alan H]

Give a kiltie an inch, an dhe'll wear the thing to work four days a week...*grin*

Congratulations.

[A Dhuglas]

Hey A D,

That's a start. I wore my kilts to work cold and survived...started occasionally too and always on "casual Friday."

If you have an office or cubical always nice to add a few things Scottish and of your clan to establish the cultural position. There's great reluctance to challenge things cultural. Your HR committee wouldn't even consider making a Hindu lady employee "not wear" her sari to work.

Hoping your kilts include tartans for your clans...I think it helps when people ask what clan your tartan is from and you can say its from your father's clan, or your mother's clan etc.

Save the Utilikilts, the "Scottish Jeans" for that casual Friday.

I mean what are they gonna do/say if you show up kilted on a Scottish or clan holiday?

Hopefully, after the initial questions and teasing from peers passes they'll see what a non-issue kilts are....no different than a lady working in a sari.

Ron

Thanks, Ron.

I just received a copy of a note my grandfather wrote long ago for my mother. In it, he goes through a few generations on that side of the family and identifies clan ties about which I never knew. So the number of tartans I can call my own expanded from Douglas to include Johnston, MacDonald, MacDougall, Robertson and Stewart! Aside from bringing my Mom into this world, that has to be the nicest gift my grandfather ever gave me. I'm sure that in addition to Douglas there are more clans on Dad's side but we haven't run the geneology to ground yet.

HR is being cautious. We're privately held and a very conservative tone is maintained -- we cater to the top tier of the financial community. Apparently the concern is opening the floodgates to all sorts of radical things so one Friday a month is their safety zone. My rep figures the same as you, I and other folk here: give them time to adjust to the idea and the restriction may well relax. I can be patient when I put my mind to it -- especially since nobody slammed the door.

Adding Scottish bits to the cubical will be part of Saturday's agenda thanks to the games on Long Island. My crystal ball reveals at least a blue saltire, a lion rampant and something tartan appearing next Monday. Maybe a little luckenbooth or celtic cross if a particular vendor is around...

My Black Stewart SWK is on tap for Friday. And thanks to Grandpa, I can say it's a family connection

[Riverkilt]

What a treasure that letter is cousin,

Not just a gift to you, but the generations after you.

Probably wouldn't hurt to review your firm's client list for Scottish names...your kilts could turn into a marketing coup.

Ron

[morrison]

A Dhuglas, you have my total encouragement. Wear your best!

[Jimmy the Celt]

A Dhuglas, have you thought about getting a kilt suit or three from 21FCK? They're pricey, but not anymore than a trousered suit would cost you, really. I am thinking that perhaps a kilt suit would be better accepted at first. If you have the bread, that is; they are currently out of my budget But if you can spare the bread, it might be worth showing them a picture of yourself in a kilt suit.

Just a few thoughts. Good luck man!

James

[A Dhuglas]

A Dhuglas, have you thought about getting a kilt suit or three from 21FCK? They're pricey, but not anymore than a trousered suit would cost you, really. I am thinking that perhaps a kilt suit would be better accepted at first. If you have the bread, that is; they are currently out of my budget But if you can spare the bread, it might be worth showing them a picture of yourself in a kilt suit.

Just a few thoughts. Good luck man!

James

Pretty tight in the cabbage dept right now because of my job change and unemployed spouse. So I'm starting them (and me) off easy and sticking to what I already own. A TFCK creation is a good idea but, money aside, I don't want to wait that long to break these folks in.