Immigration's New Dress Code

dearie me, surely its not such a big deal this dress Code – DIMIA is an important place, with staff taking responsibility for monumentus decisions affecting others. Im sure there would be a lot of understanding if you were to point out, on the instance of it coming up, that your work is very valuable, whilst discussions about your attire are less productive, and shove foolish manager-type down elevator shaft.
Actually I think all DIMIA staff should be forced to wear prison orange.

As fasr It work goes. Wear a shirt with no tie. Regardless of what the dress code is, it is actually against serfchoices for IT and tech. stff to wear clothing that can be caught up on cables, clips etc.

Or wear a jumper over your tie.

Its often the people that don’t do what they are told that are often the best workers or at least the most succesful in getting outcomes… its sounds disgustingly cliched… the dangerous rebel/maverick blah blah blah.. but its true from what I have seen.. you just have to look at all the great thinkers of known history…

The robots that do what they are told tend to get caught up in process. and for some reason get rewarded for achieving fuck all but doing it an uncontroversial manner..

when it comes down to it I personally don’t care, because i normally do whatever the fuck I want anyway… I just enjoy getting angry at injustices regarding the designs of things that we wrap around our body to keep us protected from elements.

everything is ridiculous

I was at Centrelink when they brought in the dress code. I didn’t fancy walking into Burnie Courts (I was doing fraud investigation) in a uniform emblazoned with the Centrelink logo. Never mind being told to wear poor quality sweatshop-produced clothing.

Uniform sounds fine – as long as it hugs the right curves, everyone is wearing a keppie hat and long black boots.

Take comfort, apparently some fed govt dept’s are discussing cracking down on minions who wear ‘inappropriate’ outfits on the way to work and then change into ‘uniform’ on arrival ie. no gym gear or power walking lycros!

Personally, I think that the Government should see what can be done to ban low-cut pants across the board. What is with the wanton display of feminine ‘plumber’s crack’ that seems to pervade modern womens-wear?

This one’s easy – dress how you want people to judge you when they meet you, because that is exactly what happens, right or wrong. If you look professional (whether that’s suit or slacks and logo-ed polo shirt) then when people meet you that’s how they will perceive you.
I know many people that dress like it’s Sunday evening at home when at the office, and hey, it’s fine with me, but don’t complain when people don’t treat you how you wish to be treated.

What was that stuff the Palmer report was saying about process rich and outcome poor?

I’m sure that Cornelia Rau, Vivian Solon and the 5 people that lost their lives in the torres strait because Amanda “Jabba the Hutt” Vanstone and her cronies couldn’t organise a fuck in a brothel will be happy that DIMA is focusing on the BIG issues.

Just ignore the job and focus on the damn dress code.

When the work isn’t done because people are quitting due to an archaic need to make everyone look the same – i.e. PS cloning – then something is wrong.

Bugger the dress code. Most people do have brains and do know the difference between work wear and piss-up wear.

Why don’t people simply do what they’re told? Is it that hard. If your management tells you that there is a dress code then you abide by it. If you don’t like it then quit. Sure there might be bigger issues in the wind but until your position in the organisation is such that you can direct the dress code then they aren’t your problem.

Its all about appearing professional. You may be the best pube in the world but if you dress like a clown you’ll be treated accordingly.

I will still wear jeans on a Friday. And I will still use my “Your rights at work” cup AT WORK. I am not going to pretend I am not a member of the union. They don’t pay me enough.

Geez, not happy that Riot Act is the first place I hear about this!

I don’t mind for the fact that it will stop all the shorts and t-shirt brigade, but polos and jean? Considering we have a whole bunch of branded polos distributed every bloody year, it seems a touch stupid.

Although it is good to see they are addressing the big issues out of the staff survey… like the bunch of fuckmuppets we have in certain executive positions

You can still dress professionally without wearing a suit.

Just because Centrelink staff wear them doesn’t mean they actually do their job any better.

It’s like any Govt dept. They focus on the BS and not the major issues.

Here’s a thought, instead of wasting time on a bloody dress code, they should be focusing on what they’re actually paid to do….immigration for starters.

“Tough talk but I’ll you’ll still be holding your hand out for the next pay cheque. I’ll bet you weren’t as forthcoming in the interview.”

AD can dress however she likes, hell she can walk in with fishnet stockings and a mohawk for all I care. If she does her job effectively (which I assume she does) then who gives a f*&% what she wears?

“i work for these pig fucking criminals…….”

Tough talk but I’ll you’ll still be holding your hand out for the next pay cheque. I’ll bet you weren’t as forthcoming in the interview. You would probably perform better if you worked for an organisation you didn’t hold in contempt.

I’m sick of seeing people come to work looking like they couldn’t give a stuff – the dress code is designed to kerb the worse cases of contempt. The public deserve a professional looking (at least) public service.

Well, some arseholes in the upper echelons of Immigration are obviously not busy enough if implementing a dress code is their biggest plan at the moment.

I’m sure Cornelia Rau and Vivian Solon will be happy that polo shirts and jeans are out!

I personally dress in a suit… but if I want the option to wear what i want… I certainly fucking will…. man where is ben lee when you wanna beat the fuck out of someone…

i work for these pig fucking criminals……. expect a riotous attitude from at least one worker….

what, no cardie?

Plus, I am worried. As an immigrant who doesn’t have citizenship yet, I occasionally have to deal with DIMIA. I’d much rather deal with happy immigration officials that can wear whatever they want than with grumpy ones 😉
But seriously, last time I dropped by their counter in Braddon, I actually enjoyed a friendly, reasonably casual atmosphere in there. Who cares what they are wearing?

Go to work looking like Michael Douglas in Falling Down. See how that goes.

Waiting for Absent Diane’s comment on this 😉