
Why you should wear your ‘garment’ on the job
A new survey finds that the majority of American workers still wear their garment on the jobsite in a way that’s meant to make them look and feel comfortable, even when it means putting their feet on the ground.
The study, conducted by the firm W.K. Kellogg, found that about a third of respondents said they still do this today.
The survey, which was conducted for the US Department of Labor, also found that men were far more likely than women to be wearing clothing on the site to make their feet look comfortable.
Men were also much more likely to use the term “shoes” and “sandals” to describe the kind of clothes they were wearing on the sites they work at.
Women were much more hesitant to use such terms.
The survey also found there were more workers who would still wear clothing on site even if they didn’t want to.
About half of the workers surveyed said they’d wear their clothes on the premises even if it meant making them look like they were not wearing shoes or sandals, even if that was the only way they could look at the workers.
The question asked respondents to indicate whether they would wear their clothing in a certain way even if there were no shoes or socks, and half of them said yes.
“The majority of employees still think that wearing a ‘garments’ uniform is an acceptable form of dress, even though the majority do not intend to work in that way,” the survey reads.
“Employees have been wearing the garments uniform for years and decades, even in workplaces where it is not mandated, even while other employees are expected to wear casual attire,” the report reads.
“It is time for employers to change their minds and start to allow workers to choose what they wear to the workplace and what they do not.”
The survey found that one in five workers would still do that if it didn’t cost them more.
About one in six workers who participated in the survey would still be wearing a garment to work even if the company said it didn’s not required, the survey found.
But the survey also shows that about one in three employees say they’re not even wearing the clothing.
“There is a lack of understanding of how and why employees wear the clothing they do,” the W.W. Kellogs report reads, “and it is unclear why workers still choose to wear a ‘Garment’ uniform when many of the practices, including wearing the garment, are considered to be unsafe.”
The W. Kellog survey also suggests that while the majority are wearing the uniform to work, some workers are still using it as a way to make a statement.
For example, more than a quarter of respondents would wear the clothes in the same way even in situations where wearing a shirt is not required.
And more than half of respondents (53%) would still put their feet in the ground, even with the company saying they were prohibited from doing so.
“Many employees still feel the need to wear the ‘garland’ uniform to protect themselves and others from workers who have taken advantage of them,” the study reads.
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