Kilt Acceptance at Work

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Ron,

I think that I am slowly getting to that point at work as well, although given the number of people in our office, it is still going to take a while. I actually had a lady, who I do not know, stop me in the hall the other day and say she likes that I wear a kilt every day. She thinks it is neat. It seemed to me to point out the beginning of acceptance and people becoming comfortable.

I also had a few other recent experiences at work. First, while standing in line to get some food at the cafeteria, a lady wearing pants and a suit type jacket, with a tie/cravat walks up to me and says "If I can wear a tie, you can wear a kilt. That is great!", then went on her way. I haven't seen her before or since and I think she may just have been visiting our office.

Next, in an email exhange about our department holiday luncheon, I was joking with my manager about the amount of food that is going to be available and that I will have to fast for 3 days leading up to the luncheon. Now my manager has been less than thrilled with the kilt. No overt resistance, just not excited about it. I think that he can't figure out why anybody would want to wear one, but allows that there might be a reason (and he and I get along very well). Anyway, in response to my email about the amount of food and fasting, he fires back a reply email saying "or just buy some XL kilts!". It floored me. He is coming around. I did provide hime some education by pointing out the the straps provide a very nice, built-in feature for allowing one to indulge without feeling constrained! The fact that he was able to initiate a joke about it is a huge sign of acceptance from him.

Got one more experience, but I think that I will start a new thread as I would like to see people's input.

[Angus MacSpey]

There are so many things I could say about this subject! So many directions to go!

On one hand, I feel sorry for you blokes who slave away in corporate drudgery - in offices with dress codes, HR managers, and constant worries about being accused of "sexual harassment." Not to mention the germs that float around in office buildings every winter.

See, y'all have the wrong attitude toward this. Stop worrying about "acceptance." The proper attitude is, "I don't give a tinker's damn about what anyone else thinks. What other people say about me is none of my business."

[Kiltedfirepiper]

"I don't give a tinker's damn about what anyone else thinks. What other people say about me is none of my business."


I've felt this way since high school!..... I wore prepy one day , cowboy the next , grunge the day after, then I would show up in full BDU's( cameflage pants, shirt) the day after that!....it was a different theme everyday ...people would ask me " so what are you?" and I would say ..." it depends on my mood "

I just wish I knew about kilts then

I'm up to 3 right now (im 28 ....29 on 9 jan )...and outside of work (I work in a hospital, and patient care dictates that I wear scrubs) I plan on wearing kilts full time after I get my third this week .......(see "look what my wife bought for me" thread to see my third kilt)
now the question is ...whats my next kilt?!

[Graham]

Ron, you are dead right about comfort in sitting, I would say especially so in a vehicle. I do a fair bit of driving and find kilt really nice to wear.

Recently I had to do an installation up a ladder at a Catholic Convent. I decided to wear shorts even though the nuns are used to me in a kilt.
It was a hot day and I was very uncomfortable in shorts. couldn't wait to put the kilt back on (which I had in my truck).

Even though I was only in shorts for an hour I had some friends comment later that they saw me working out of a kilt.

So yes Ron, you soon get known as a kilted man and people get used to it pretty quickly. Congrats on working full time kilted, the benefits are enormous.

[Riverkilt]

Great story KCW,

Sure sounds like your boss is giving you the okay in a round about way.

Enjoy the freedom now.

Ron

[bubba]

Recently I had to do an installation up a ladder at a Catholic Convent. I decided to wear shorts even though the nuns are used to me in a kilt.

Probably a good thing you wore the shorts. I got this mental picture of you up the ladder in your kilt and a group of nuns like curious penguins flocking around the bottom of the ladder. Now to try banging my head on the desk til that image goes away.

[Wompet]

Probably a good thing you wore the shorts. I got this mental picture of you up the ladder in your kilt and a group of nuns like curious penguins flocking around the bottom of the ladder. Now to try banging my head on the desk til that image goes away.

So, were these "Sound of Music" nuns, "Blues Brothers" nuns, or "Monty Python" nuns? Anyway, thank you for sharing that disturbing mental picture with us.

To help get the above out of your heads, watch this Utilikilts "mockumercial" from a couple of years ago, "They Work" Yes, it's similar, but there are no nuns.

[Sherry]

I think you (we) will win more converts, not with appeasement, but with gallantry such as Graham diplayed. You have to think of your goals & how best to achieve them. If your career goal means that you must wear a "corporate uniform," then so be it. We all have to balance what we want to do with what we need to do in some manner.

Sherry

[mudd]

Ron, you are dead right about comfort in sitting, I would say especially so in a vehicle. I do a fair bit of driving and find kilt really nice to wear.

How do you get settled in the car without messing up the pleats for the rest of the day? I’m having’ a hard enough time keeping them neat just sitting in a chair for that matter. My wife is wondering why I stand around so much when I wear a kilt.
I’ve been thinking of wearing a kilt or two on a drive to California coming up soon. I dread the idea of what my back end will look like after several hours driving. :eek:

[Nick]

I'm allowed to wear kilts to work, but my boss gives me greif about it almost every time (not full time yet). She hasn't actually done anything about it, and I know she won't. I work in the back at a university bookstore, so there's no uniform or dress code, really. I can take the verbal abuse. I wish I had that kind of acceptance, though.