Denim Wednesday

The company for whom I work rather seriously supports the March of Dimes. There are many events in the month preceding the walk: silent acutions, bake sales, golf outings, and "Jeans Days".

For the meagre sum of $5 per day, we are invited to wear Blue Jeans for Babies on every Wednesday of the month in support of the MoD. People smile, are friendly, possibly even productive on these days... and ever so grateful for the opportunity to be really comfortable at the office.

There have been rumblings about wanting to change the dress code here at my office... to allow us to be business casual on week days and denim on Fridays - this is already our summer dress code, and very much approved of by all of the employees whom I've interviewed (not scientifically by any stretch of the imagination) on it. I, too, think that the business casual model is the way to go... bearing in mind that from time to time we have customer visits which would necessitate - at least for some - the return to a customer-centric dress code.

But it does make me wonder, if we were allowed to wear jeans every Friday - gratis - if we would feel quite as compelled to pay for them on Wednesdays.