Our interns always ask us, “What’s the dress code?” Our dress code at the office is business casual – which according to Wikipedia is not that well defined! We are probably on the more casual side of business casual. Here are some guidelines:

What to wear:

• Khakis, trousers, skirts, polos, button-down shirts, blouses, sweaters
• Dark or colored denim trousers
• Shorts and sandals are OK in the summer – we prefer to turn the thermostat up and save money on A/C!

What NOT to wear:

• Ripped or faded jeans
• Very short skirts or shorts
• Leggings – leggings are not pants! Leggings should be treated as footless tights and always paired with dresses or tunics.
• Camisoles/spaghetti straps – camisoles are not blouses!
• Flip-flops or sad beat-up sneakers

Anyone working on hardware should wear closed-toe shoes and tie back long hair, as in any lab space.

A side comment: my husband is a tech executive in New York, and he wears what I call the “tech uniform” to work every day: dark jeans from Banana Republic, button-down shirt, brown dress shoes, and a navy blazer. Now, guys in tech get away with this, but probably not lawyers! As PSS is solidly in the tech regime, we definitely take a more casual approach to “business casual”!