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Frivolous Dress Order - Post Its (LATEST »)

They come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes, allowing for intricate designs and color blocking.

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While the "Frivolous Dress Order - Post Its" phenomenon seems lighthearted, it serves several key purposes in the workplace: They come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes,

A mid-level accountant at a Texas insurance firm received a memo banning "frivolous dress items such as lapel pins, scarves, and suspenders." Annoyed, she waited until the manager left for lunch. Using a pad of yellow Post-its, she created an entire "shirt" over her standard white blouse—cutting armholes and a neckline. She wrote "productivity facts" on each note (e.g., "The average worker wastes 2 hours per week"). When the manager returned, he could not write her up for violating the dress code (she wore a white blouse underneath) nor for wasting supplies (the notes were used for "reminders"). Using a pad of yellow Post-its, she created

The caption read: "They said no frivolous dress. So I dressed frivolously in stationery."

"What? Why?" someone asked.

: A structured yet playful mandate for a team to break the standard dress code.