Hi Everybody. I am new to this board. I have been a telephone triage nurse for a little over two years. It was fun reading the board and empathizing.
Where I work we have a dress code. It's a Catholic Healthcare West Hospital. We cannot wear jeans and have to wear nylons or socks with our shoes. The thing is, we are tucked away in a back room where no one sees us. We rarely venture out. When we do, it's to get something to eat from the cafeteria and bring it back to the lunchroom in our office.
I know that Kaiser has Pajama Day once a month in our area! They can pretty much wear what they want the rest of the time. We only want to be able to wear sandals without nylons or neat, clean jeans and a nice top. Some want to wear sweat suits in the winter, including my supervisor.
Working at home sounds good but not possible here.
I have a meeting with HR tomorrow about this. Don't know how far I will get as the original dress code was made by the nuns a long time ago!!! I've noticed the dress code for nurses in our facility, in general, has let up some. When I talked to HR on the phone, they said, "what about when you go into the hallway and people see you." My only answer was to say I can take off my name tag. That didn't sit well. Any suggestions?
