Dress Code - Bare Legs OK or Not?

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Hmmm..work-related 'cosmetic' stuff.I haven't looked up the latest rules on full beards for police officers. But I do recall there was sufficient debate in this area in Ontario for the police officers there.

If I can recall correctly, of all the images and tv footage of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and they do police work, not just ceremonial work...alot of them don't wear beards.

The reality at construction sites, is that we had foreign workers from hot climates, Panama, Thailand who found Vancouver winter cold..which Canadians would consider quite mild. Only a couple degrees below freezing at the foothills (not up in mountains).

In the summer, Thai male construction workers were wearing balaclavas over their faces..to prevent further skin darkening (cultural cosmetic reasons)...and keep themselves warm in cool mornings. It bewildered Canadians and others...but it wasn't a big deal.

When I worked for the judges in the courts, the judges were pissed off that some of the law students/law clerks wore jeans and bare legs with skirts. Judges fumed because they had to wear their judicial robes at all times in court even if the courthouse was not properly air-conditioned (and ours was a historic building, early 1800's) and hot summer temps. So they asked the law clerks to wear complete business attire.

Hey, some of the lawyers would be billing later on in their careers at $200-$400 per hr. for their services. Might as well get used to dressing for the part.

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I agree a person's skill and competence on the job should form the basis of one's judgement. But that's not total reality.