Kilt at work: APPROVED!

**Ugly Bear** · 6th November 04, 06:04 AM

If you don't mind my asking, Magnus, what is it you do, and what sort of office do you work in?

I've already been told that I can't wear a kilt at work (IT, Research & Development lab environment), so I guess I'll have to live vicariously.

**Magnus Sporrano** · 6th November 04, 06:10 AM

I am an IT worker in a pharma R&D environment. I work for one of the big three pharmas. I am rarely in the labs, though, and that probably has something to do with why it was okayed for me. I usually just work in an office environment.

**Ugly Bear** · 6th November 04, 03:43 PM

<grumble> It's just not f'n fair.

**RockyR** · 6th November 04, 07:37 PM

Yes, I agree.. you need the skivies at work just to be on the safe side...

**Magnus Sporrano** · 4th November 04, 01:58 PM

I mentioned in another thread that I asked my employer if I could wear a kilt to work. I felt a little emboldened and started yesterday the process of trying to get someone, anyone, in authority at work to approve of me wearing a kilt to the office. HR was completely useless and dodged the question without a yes or no answer, but had to slip in at the end "Please note that (COMPANY) is always interested in honoring diversity and becoming aware of cultural differences." Lawyers. *groan*

My boss is much cooler. We bounced some lighthearted emails back and forth. She checked out a picture of me wearing a kilt. And ultimately she approved of my intentions with two caveats:

#1) Don't make a joke out of this. Have good motivations for this.
#2) Don't let your twig and berries pop out. No, she didn't use those words exactly. But she said it in a way that I got the gist of what she was saying.

She also told me not to worry about HR, that if there were any problems she would take care of HR. "Express yourself". Now is that cool or what?

Monday morning I go to work kilted.

**RockyR** · 4th November 04, 02:14 PM

What can we say but....

CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DONE !

Can you post the pic you sent her to???

**Magnus Sporrano** · 4th November 04, 02:26 PM

I already did post the pic here... it's in the Pics section of this forum. The other guys in the pic are other guys that work for her so she can see that the guys are all comfortable around me in a kilt already.

They just aren't too comfortable with the idea of what I might not be wearing underneath.