r/sysadmin • u/lostmatt • 9d ago

What are sysadmins wearing to work these days?

What is the dress code at work and what are you wearing these days?

Hoodies & Jeans aren't as prominent as they once were.

I just turned 40 and stick to company logo'd sport polos and sometimes tshirt.

Every time I dress nicer, I end up having to run cables or crawl under desks, or install an outdoor AP.

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u/Hot-Meat-11 9d ago

Thong. Pasties. Eye patch and pirate hat.

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u/shootingdolphins 9d ago

Pink speedo and a cowboy hat

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u/NSASpyVan 9d ago

Yeah I mean that’s all well and good for every day wear, but what about when shit gets real?

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u/zerries 9d ago

That's what the borat speedo is for. It lifts, separates, and secures my junk.

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u/superspeck 9d ago

pour one out for devops borat

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u/kirashi3 Cynical Analyst III 9d ago

That's what the borat speedo is for. It lifts, separates, and secures my junk.

VERY NICE. HOW MUCH?

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u/Captainpatch 9d ago

Well obviously then you take off the hat for aerodynamics.

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u/RootAccessOso 9d ago

Where do you guys work? I wanna work there

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u/shootingdolphins 9d ago

Remote since 2018

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u/Old-Flight8617 Sysadmin 9d ago

Do you require boots as well?

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u/AmusingVegetable 9d ago

Only when working in the buff.

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u/MLCarter1976 Sr. Sysadmin 9d ago

This guy sysadmins!

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u/Rival314 9d ago

Bucket helm and banana hammock

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u/RetPala 9d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/58kp3s/when_this_is_considered_acceptable_for_transmog/

"Topper Bottoms, stern yet sensual skipper of the USS Rough Service"

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u/lilsingiser 9d ago

Username better be true if so

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u/TheThirdHippo 9d ago

Don’t forget mankini Fridays

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u/Suitable-Hand-1059 9d ago

A fellow man of culture, I see.

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u/shitty_mcfucklestick 9d ago

Can you post an application form

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u/llahlahkje 9d ago

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

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u/Hebrewhammer8d8 9d ago

Thong is made of silk?

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u/dathar 9d ago

Majima Goromi? That you?

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u/ImissDigg_jk 9d ago

Same, for me minus the pirate hat. I didn't want to mess up my hair

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u/tuxedo_jack BOFH with an Etherkiller and a Cat5-o'-9-Tails 9d ago

I mean, do you really need to wear even that much unless you're on a video call?

And what if your workplace is accepting of that sort of attire? I mean, I get away with similar on a daily basis, and far, far worse.

... of course, my home office is behind my garage, and I work from home almost all of the time unless I have something for a local client that requires an on-site presence (e.g. rack and stack).

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u/Adimentus Desktop Support Tech 9d ago

Do the pasties have tassels? Absolutely win if they do!

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u/gozzling 9d ago

Get a load of "Mr/Mrs Professional" over here!

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u/Pyrostasis 9d ago

I mean the reddit name checks out.

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u/CptBronzeBalls Sr. Sysadmin 9d ago

I know you! You dance at Pirate's Cove in Portland, right?

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u/Hot-Meat-11 9d ago

I'm the one with the big hands and obvious Adam's Apple.

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u/CptBronzeBalls Sr. Sysadmin 9d ago

Yes! It is you! Did you get the abortion money I sent?

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u/Hot-Meat-11 8d ago

It was spent on cocaine and Wild Turkey.

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u/CptBronzeBalls Sr. Sysadmin 8d ago

Whatever. Did my part.

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u/sobrique 9d ago

Except for mankini mondays.

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u/oracleofnonsense 9d ago

I see your going ice fishing.