In today’s professional world, there is an ongoing debate regarding whether employers should prioritize the quality of their work over their employee’s appropriate attire. From my perspective, maintaining an appropriate dress code should be also concentrated as the quality of work.
Firstly, appropriate dressing code is essential for those companies which regularly interact with clients and customer as it reflects professionalism and company culture. If employees wear appropriate suit when they contact with their clients and customers, they will leave positive and professional impression which potentially increases the opportunities of business success. For example, a law firm’s management should require employees to dress appropriately in order to build and maintain trust in clients.
Furthermore, employees should require employees to dress in some particular styles in case of the issue of safety and hygiene. Many workplaces such as power supply factory and restaurants have strict rules to protect their workers and customers. Indeed, electrician workers working at height must wear safety strings and insulted clothes to ensure the protection of their lives. For another example, employees working at cafeteria are required to wear masks and gloves to ensure the food produced by them will not be polluted.
On the other hand, for businesses which rarely interact with clients and customers, formal dress code is insignificant in some extent. In fact, allowing employees to dress casually can improve their working efficiency. For instance, in an IT company, where engineers may often work overtime, agreeing them to dress comfortable casual clothes can enhance their overall physically and mental health.
In conclusion，although casually dressing can improve working efficiency of workers in some companies, appropriate attire is still should be required at most workplaces.