
We all know how difficult it is to stick to office dress codes in the middle of a blistering heat wave.
And so when call centre worker Joey Barge was sent home from work after turning up in shorts, he had the perfect response – returning later that day wearing a vibrant pink dress.
The 20-year-old from Buckinghamshire posted his choice of workwear on Twitter, as a protest of his company’s “sexist” dress code.
He wrote:
I got sent home and told to change into appropriate clothing but it said females could wear dresses so hey ho!
His Twitter users rallied behind him, with one user writing: “That's pathetic! If woman can wear skirts/dresses then men should be able to wear shorts.”
@jBarge_ Men should always be allowed to wear shorts like women can wear skirts and dresses... equality— Lewis Alexander Hunt (@Lewis Alexander Hunt) 1497945505
Fortunately, Joey’s company appears to have amended its dress code in light of his protest, and now allows men to wear three quarter length shorts – but only if they’re black, beige or navy.
We do think Joey rocked the dress though.
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