Tennis shoes?!

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21. I wanted to make a point about the social validity of my disdain for dress rules

...rules which make people unnecessarily uncomfortable at work.

My view has been the predominate trend over my own lifetime of work and social interaction.

I've witnessed the relaxing of those ridiculous rules in my own work experience in grocery retail, where I was required when I began in the late 70's to wear a white dress shirt and tie to work produce. No tennis shoes, hair above the collar, top button buttoned, sleeves rolled down and buttoned.

Now we see even managers dressing informally. I don't think Congress is a church; it's not the military; it's not a courtroom. It's where representatives and senators come together to debate and vote. There is no judge, principal, or superior authority which needs some kind of fealty in attire among these peers.

This is a clique of snobs worrying about superficial nonsense. It should be concerning that this is what animates them, not advancing progressive legislation, but here we are.