When you think that wearing nothing but underwear in a random dream of yours where you’re in school and then everyone points fingers at you in laughter is bad enough, well, we've got something even worse.
Turns out, people wear some of the wildest things to their jobs, whether it’s something that doesn’t fit the work environment and hence creates a safety hazard, or it’s something altogether inappropriate because you cannot unsee it.
Redditors have been sharing stories of the most not safe for work outfits they’ve seen their coworkers wear to work after Reddit user u/Logistics515 asked them to on r/AskReddit, getting over 11,200 upvotes in the process.
Scroll down to check out the top answers from the viral thread, and why not share similar encounters with wild coworkers who couldn’t understand the dress code etiquette even if it was to save their lives in the comment section below!
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Hospice central office. Secretary is looking to catch some doctor.
Fish net stockings. Skirt that shows the bottom of her a**. No underwear, maybe a g-string.
MD comes in and states “What, is this a strip club now?”
I about fell outta my chair.
Had a client coming in and the office Manager told everyone to please dress very nice. A girl came in dressed in her prom dress.
We have a "no sweatpants" policy. One guy protested it by wearing leggings with a long enough shirt to cover the goods, which is permitted per the employee dress code.
Taking this quite literally, NOT SAFE for work. This guy I know, electrical power systems, kept asking his boss to get him some safety gear. Boss never got back to him so he sent his boss a pic of him standing on top of a high voltage transformer wearing only his boxers and sunglasses with the caption "WHERE IS MY PPE?"
Secondhand story from my husband, but a guy on another crew wore a two piece safety suit instead of the one piece like he was supposed to for the job. He slipped and fell on his a** in some caustic waste. Since it was a two piece suit, it was able to leak into his suit and he ahd to basically run out of the job, strip down naked, and have coworkers pour vinegar all over his lower half, including down his a** crack and on his junk.
So remember, if you work a safety job, don't ignore the required gear. Sometimes the required gear seems silly, but they require it for a reason. Accidents happen and in a worst case scenario, proper get should save you.
Not quite up to the standards here but the funniest one I have seen in the last few years was the day we had to sit through Ethics and Compliance training to be told about not accepting bribes and gifts and one of my team turned up wearing all branded gear that he been gifted from one of his suppliers.
Many moons ago i worked for Royal mail as a postman. Had a new hire that came into work wearing high heel platform boots. She didnt come back the next day because she didn't seem to understand that those items of footwear are not conducive to the amount of walking posties do, and managed to knacker her ankle. Also complained that carrying bags and putting mail through letter boxes was damaging her nails.
Never saw her again.
I don't get how people wear those boots, they look so uncomfortable.
Mechanic wearing Flip-flops...
That s**t ain't safe for work!
Plot Twist; they are mechanical flip flops. They have retractable shoes. Like a convertable.
Not quite NSFW but I had a guy come in for his interview for a position that would require him to operate heavy machinery in a t-shirt that said "Caution : I do dumb things".
On Valentine's Day, a new hire dressed like "Cupid."
He wore a white shirt decorated with red hearts and a white tie with a large heart on the center of it.
Then, his pants were also white, but with angels going up and down the legs. Everyone loved it, especially the female employees. But his supervisor told him to go home and change because it was a "distraction."
Girl came into the lab with open toed shoes. F**king psycho.
LMAO my friend was denied entry into the chemistry lab once cuz she was wearing flip-flops. Flip-flops are worse than open toed shoes 😂💀
The receptionist at a professional office I worked at thought it was OK to wear an oversized Tupac t-shirt with no pants and slippers to the office for her first official day. Overall very confusing because she wore a beautiful outfit for her interviews.
Came in late to get something from the lab and a coworker was working in a speedo.
Wish I was kidding. Can’t unsee!
Recently at work one of our vans decided it didn't want to start. It being a brand new Dodge ProMaster we decided it would be best for the dealership to figure it out. We called and a big flat bed tow truck was dispatched. The tow truck arrived and the driver hopped out wearing slip style sandals. I would assume a job were you deal with heavy machinery all day would require boots but who knows.
Fast forward a month and I am getting gas at the gas station down the street from my office. I look over to the next pump and who do I see? That same tow truck driver filling up the tank on his tow truck. He was still wearing that same pair of sandals. I left in a hurry after watching him light a cigarette as he pumped his gas.
There comes a point in heavy work where steel toes become a liability. A friend worked in machinery moving and was told he'd be fired if he wore steel toed boots. Their equipment was so heavy that if anything fell on your foot it stood a chance of crimping the steel part around you and you'd have to be cut out of it instead of it just crushing your toes.
A girl I knew wore a see through mesh top to work without a bra in a call centre I once worked at .. oddly enough she wore it about 3 times before she was eventually pulled up about it (cant think why)
Playboy bunny outfit. I was a server at a semi-nice casual restaurant that was frequented by business people. It was Halloween and we were encouraged to wear costumes. One of our hostesses wore this and our manager didn't flinch until a customer complained.
Girl where I worked came with a cut t-shirt, showing her side breasts and wearing no bra. Manager came and told her to go home and get change so she wouldn't catch a cold
One of the older men, getting near 60, wore short shorts, some women complained about his varicose veins being unsightly. He was asked to go home and change as knee length shorts were ok, but not short shorts as stated in the terms of dress down day. His response was to comment about someone's Turban not being mentioned in the terms either. He was a team leader.
One girl wore a pair of black leggings that were so thin you could see the color and pattern of her underwear from 50 feet back.
Military O-5 (Army LTC) wearing thin spandex with no underwear and skin tight tankers top while on the job in a deployed location.
She didn't last the rotation.
Halloween party one year and a guy I worked with came in dressed as a cowboy and his technician, who he was having an affair with and was 20 years younger than he was, came in as a very scantily clad native american.
My first job was at Wal-Mart doing stockwork. After getting trained in my boss starts disappearing for longer and longer periods of time, to the point I was running my little area. One day he's gone entirely, and I figure I need a new boss. He shows up next day wearing an American flag bandana...and nothing else. Right before I get to have a chat, 2 police round the corner and off he goes to the drunk tank. I did need a new boss... at least she was prettier.
I recently organised a conference with industry vendors. One of the vendors sales reps showed up, 7 months pregnant in a dress that would have already been too short had she not been pregnant. It looked like she forgot to put on pants. The look was completed with a weird shawl bolero and heels that were on the high side at the best of times, but must have been torture for her in the 3rd trimester. The woman was old enough to know better (ie mid 30s)
One of our graphic designers showed up to our year end function wearing a backless form-fitting mini dress. No underwear. She was also a part time fitness model. At 21 she definitely had the body for it. She caused a few fights between couples when the girls would catch their guys either staring or sneaking peeks.
Insecurity caused those flights. Looking is harmless, and there are tons of pretty people in the world. The women I've dated usually point out a pretty girl or a nice butt for me lol. If you're worried about where your partner is looking you need therapy, not romance.
Elderly black man showed up in booty jean shorts on the first day of summer. Wore suits like George Jefferson the rest of the year. He retired soon after. (Edit: i used to work in a call center office. Nothing about our job dealt with the outdoors.)
Worked in the Middle East. One of the expat women turned up with both elbows and kneecaps on display. Was sent home to change.
I used to work as an intern in a classic corporate office and one of the manager who used to wear tops with HUGE cleavages showed up with leather pants which front side and back side were pierced with 1 inch holes and tied together with ribbons
I knew a dancer who wore a business suit to a gentleman's club once.
Hot pants and flip flops. She wore this when she a meeting with HR that morning on a different matter.
i worked a fence building job and my moss hurt his toe so was supervising with one steel toe boot and one sandal.
since he could barely walk he wasn’t really doing much so he wasn’t like in danger of anything but it’s still weird to see a guy with sandal on at a job site with thousands of pounds of wood and concrete
Sounds like his boss should have sent him home, just because accidents happen all the time.
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In America, this one Slovenian lady visited a detention center for immigrant children who had been taken from their parents. Some of whom weren't even old enough to sit up on their own, and where known abuses and neglect were taking place. She wore a coat that said "I DON'T CARE, DO YOU?" I think that is worse than flip-flops in a lab.
Double high fivers for this one. She is Awful, heartless horrible dirty bag of D,#@&$ she is.
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Large animal vet, open toe stiletto shoes and a pencil skirt. In a horse stall. With a racehorse with.known antisocial tendencies.
Hired a new veterinarian assistant, she showed up at work in very short pair of cut off jogging pants, a black crop top and sockless Converse shoes. Uh, no honey..cuz ya know..fluids??
Had she even worked around animals before? Christ... You need protection from fluids, claws, teeth and just grossness...
Load More Replies... When I was 16 I had my job as a hostess at a fine dining restaurant. All the girls at their dressed beautifully and so I thought I would dress "beautifully" as well and wore a very deep cut shirt with lots of cleavage. Lol didn't have anything said to me but the following day we had notes stated that cleavage could be no more than 5 in past collarbone.......I was a stupid kid lol
I wore a kilt to work one day during the summer to protest that the women could wear skirts, leggings, skorts, or capris. My boss was not amused. Women could also wear flip-flops and sandals.
I was working in a knee-long skirt and that evening it was very busy and hectic in the restaurant. My skirt went up a few centimeters and became a mini-skirt and I didn't notice. I was running around and bringing people their food when my boss called me. He was furious and said he didn't accept the fact that I was wearing a mini skirt to attract mens attention. I was really shocked because I haven't noticed. The boss went on and said that every men was looking and that I was acting like a whore! I was so angry and I quited.
I work at a major shipping/delivery company. Lots of conveyor belts packages up to 150lbs potential hazmat shipments and occasionally liquid or dry spills. We had a new hire show up in crocs. Policy says nonslip work shoes or boots with all leather uppers. Leather upper is due to hazmat.
26th one is disgusting and sad. Abusive cultures should become better or be wiped out.
I was interviewing people for a place in a front office medical practice. One lady came in with a long t-shirt with some logo on it, with the bottom shredded (this was the '90's), leggings which were even more taboo then, flip flops and funky feet. She did not get the job.
So what???? I'm 39 with 4 children, and I wear whatever I damn well please. Who do you think you are???
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Load More Replies... lol um they're comfortable. Next best thing to pajamas! Pair with an oversized super soft shirt and I'm in heaven.
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In America, this one Slovenian lady visited a detention center for immigrant children who had been taken from their parents. Some of whom weren't even old enough to sit up on their own, and where known abuses and neglect were taking place. She wore a coat that said "I DON'T CARE, DO YOU?" I think that is worse than flip-flops in a lab.
Double high fivers for this one. She is Awful, heartless horrible dirty bag of D,#@&$ she is.
Load More Replies... Large animal vet, open toe stiletto shoes and a pencil skirt. In a horse stall. With a racehorse with.known antisocial tendencies.
Hired a new veterinarian assistant, she showed up at work in very short pair of cut off jogging pants, a black crop top and sockless Converse shoes. Uh, no honey..cuz ya know..fluids??
Had she even worked around animals before? Christ... You need protection from fluids, claws, teeth and just grossness...
Load More Replies... When I was 16 I had my job as a hostess at a fine dining restaurant. All the girls at their dressed beautifully and so I thought I would dress "beautifully" as well and wore a very deep cut shirt with lots of cleavage. Lol didn't have anything said to me but the following day we had notes stated that cleavage could be no more than 5 in past collarbone.......I was a stupid kid lol
I wore a kilt to work one day during the summer to protest that the women could wear skirts, leggings, skorts, or capris. My boss was not amused. Women could also wear flip-flops and sandals.
I was working in a knee-long skirt and that evening it was very busy and hectic in the restaurant. My skirt went up a few centimeters and became a mini-skirt and I didn't notice. I was running around and bringing people their food when my boss called me. He was furious and said he didn't accept the fact that I was wearing a mini skirt to attract mens attention. I was really shocked because I haven't noticed. The boss went on and said that every men was looking and that I was acting like a whore! I was so angry and I quited.
I work at a major shipping/delivery company. Lots of conveyor belts packages up to 150lbs potential hazmat shipments and occasionally liquid or dry spills. We had a new hire show up in crocs. Policy says nonslip work shoes or boots with all leather uppers. Leather upper is due to hazmat.
26th one is disgusting and sad. Abusive cultures should become better or be wiped out.
I was interviewing people for a place in a front office medical practice. One lady came in with a long t-shirt with some logo on it, with the bottom shredded (this was the '90's), leggings which were even more taboo then, flip flops and funky feet. She did not get the job.
So what???? I'm 39 with 4 children, and I wear whatever I damn well please. Who do you think you are???
Load More Replies... Care to provide stock imagery for us? ;)
Load More Replies... lol um they're comfortable. Next best thing to pajamas! Pair with an oversized super soft shirt and I'm in heaven.
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