Just curious, who of you wears band shirts to work? And have you ever gotten in trouble for wearing a band shirt to work?
I always do, but not all of them. It all depends on the print.
Fortunately for me, I live in a pretty open-minded country. Unless you work in a corporate environment, it’s pretty much up to yourself to decide what to wear, as most employees no longer have a dresscode.
I used too, a lot of the delivery guys who came to my office would see my shirts and turn out to be metal fans themselves, which always gave us something to talk about. Seen plenty of guys rocking band shirts or stickers on their hard hats at job sites as well.
I wear a uniform at work, but I wear band shirts to meetings, training stuff and recreational events, plus some of the parties. Hasn't gotten me in trouble in any way, but some of the choices have raised eyebrows while others have gotten compliments.
I also wore a vest to our trade union meeting/cruise thing early summer. That got a few funny looks but also a lot of good natured discussions.
Wear band shirts all the time to work. I work in brewing, so we're pretty relaxed about what shirts you can wear, as long as they aren't cut-offs. If it isn't a band shirt I'm wearing, then I'm wearing ones of the brewery I work at or ones I admire, nature related shirts or just various others.
As long as it isn't super offensive, you won't get anything said to you. If it is super offensive, you'll probably get talked to and told not to wear it anymore, but that's about it.
I often wear my shirts to work, but when one of my elderly female colleagues walked up to me, squinting her eyes at my shirt and reading "Total Fucking Destruction" aloud, it did make me reflect a little bit.
Corporte job here.
Former boss asked...you believe in what you wear (Marduk Panzer DIvision Marduk Shirt).
I said.Nope and he was o.k. with it, that's 10 years ago.
Nowadays I think about what I wear to work, Naglfar Why Hesitate in an office with a lot of religious folk isn't that handy....(just google and you'll see what I mean).
Most of my Deathmetal shirts are fine, some BM shirts are too extreme.Battlejacket actually gets me great reactions tho.
But then again it all depends on whether you’re one of the IT guys or not 😁 it seems to me anyone in IT is exempted from any dresscode lol. A colleague of mine in IT wears shorts on a regular basis. That’s a big no in my department. I’ve seen this in numerous organizations and companies.
I work as a Communications Advisor in healthcare. It’s an organization without commercial interests and that makes a big difference I think
Ahah true !!!!
Basically I think I chose my job in a Mental Health Institute, mostly because it let me wearing my bands shirts and favourite garments , those are the true expression of my way to be and to think , so I can feel free from uniforms, suits and dresscode conformity.
Non commercial does indeed make a huge difference, compared to commercial.
That being said having meetings/negotiations with suppliers wearing my army boots, M81 Camo and an Endstille Shirt with Iron Cross on the back did not seem to piss off zeh German suppliers tho xD.
Did not know my boss at the time 'd want me to joing that particular meeting in advance tho.
Had I know that I'd worn something else.
Common sense nowadays = a bit more reserved in shirts / prints.
At work I have a uniform which is the company’s tshirt and black jeans and black sneakers essentially wearing all black. I do however wear my band shirts to school. With the crowd today in my age group it’s tough considering most are sensitive about the little things
Unfortunately we live in a world where in most work situations we need to "conform" to the workplace to get ahead or advance...if you don't give a fuck about that wear whatever you want. If you do care tone it down a bit, or if you are in a situation wear it is "frowned upon" keep them at home or look for another job where it might be acceptable.
Agreed. I always wore my shirts to school but now that I work in the school after school hours I had to change my “style”. I still wear them here and there but it’s usually just the ones with their logos.
You have a point but honestly it doesn’t bother me much. I also have a clean record in this school which I would like to keep it that way. I’m in my senior year anyway.
Kinda related, I was going to send a shirt out at my town's post office, and wearing my recently patched up hoodie, but changed out of it because I remembered the backpatch was a giant skeleton very clearly smoking a blunt😂😂😂 I know its probably not against any rules/law, but considering I was going to a post office, a place where they check parcels for illegal substances, where they can summon the cops at a button-press, while I'm up at the counter proudly wearing a hoodie bearing giant pot leaf, it'd be like bringing the tote bag in the picture below to airport security 😅
i had abuddy who worked at a skate shop and he got away with alot of shit like tomb of the mutilated and dawn of the blackhearts and cattle decap humanure
Honestly of course you’ve got to look kinda fresh. Like I’m not gonna wear stained shit or shit with holes. And I’m leaving my Anal Cunt shirt home. But other than that, if people like you, and you’re nice to everyone, what the hell does it matter what shit you wear you know…. Hell, Primark and H&M sell band shirts!!!
It shouldn't matter what you wear, but when some prick of a supervisor or boss doesn't give you a raise or promotion for seemingly no reason then one may have to wonder, the world wants us to conform and metal wants us to rebel, it's a real paradox.
I work in an HR office and we have weekly "graphic t-shirt days" to lighten the mood up, usually themed (ex. sports, countries, etc). I've used these opportunities to wear metal shirts to the office. For the Halloween theme, I wore my King Diamond "Abigail" t-shirt, and Metallica on a "vintage shirt" day. Still have yet to wear a Burzum t here but thinking of trying it haha
True, at least if we don't count the "Support Your Local..." shirt! I doubt anyone would even recognize it because most folks in my office know nothing beyond Metallica. A CoF shirt, on the other hand, would certainly get me in some boiling water.
A bit late to the thing since my phone was broken but I have worn some of my t shirt to school and have gotten in a bit of trouble because of them mostly cause we have uniforms but that's a rule not a lot of people care about anyways I have gotten in trouble for wearing a darkthrone baphometh t shirt when the school placed an idiot rule that forced every student to not wear other religious stuff to school other than orthodox christian items like crosses and other stuff a pair of muslim girls almost got kicked out of the school for this stupid rule
Reminds me of the days when I was in Catholic school as a wee lad, wearing Iron Maiden Number of the Beast shirts and getting infractions and scoldings from the teachers… good times. Never lose that rebellious spirit and stay skeptical.
Working construction and maintenance jobs most of my life means I can wear pretty much anything I want to work. I have a ripped up driller killer shirt splattered in paint and drywall mud. Adds character to it.
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bad_american1992 on
I used too, a lot of the delivery guys who came to my office would see my shirts and turn out to be metal fans themselves, which always gave us something to talk about. Seen plenty of guys rocking band shirts or stickers on their hard hats at job sites as well.
Velkaarn on
I wear a uniform at work, but I wear band shirts to meetings, training stuff and recreational events, plus some of the parties. Hasn't gotten me in trouble in any way, but some of the choices have raised eyebrows while others have gotten compliments.
I also wore a vest to our trade union meeting/cruise thing early summer. That got a few funny looks but also a lot of good natured discussions.
lambofgodfan00 on
Wear band shirts all the time to work. I work in brewing, so we're pretty relaxed about what shirts you can wear, as long as they aren't cut-offs. If it isn't a band shirt I'm wearing, then I'm wearing ones of the brewery I work at or ones I admire, nature related shirts or just various others.
As long as it isn't super offensive, you won't get anything said to you. If it is super offensive, you'll probably get talked to and told not to wear it anymore, but that's about it.
Comella77 on
I still wear them at work without any problems except for this one that I no longer own which I suppose it crossed a certain line...
https://tshirtslayer.com/tshirt-or-longsleeve/lividity-keep-it-fucking-sick
Robin_lifts on
Lol you wore this at work?
Comella77 on
Yes but only once, I though it was ok since other skull/blood/monsters/splatter horror quotes shirts didn't affect others' morality.
andermatten on
I often wear my shirts to work, but when one of my elderly female colleagues walked up to me, squinting her eyes at my shirt and reading "Total Fucking Destruction" aloud, it did make me reflect a little bit.
Dan on
Corporte job here.
Former boss asked...you believe in what you wear (Marduk Panzer DIvision Marduk Shirt).
I said.Nope and he was o.k. with it, that's 10 years ago.
Nowadays I think about what I wear to work, Naglfar Why Hesitate in an office with a lot of religious folk isn't that handy....(just google and you'll see what I mean).
Most of my Deathmetal shirts are fine, some BM shirts are too extreme.Battlejacket actually gets me great reactions tho.
Robin_lifts on
But then again it all depends on whether you’re one of the IT guys or not 😁 it seems to me anyone in IT is exempted from any dresscode lol. A colleague of mine in IT wears shorts on a regular basis. That’s a big no in my department. I’ve seen this in numerous organizations and companies.
I work as a Communications Advisor in healthcare. It’s an organization without commercial interests and that makes a big difference I think
andermatten on
yeah, IT guys can wear anything. never trust an IT guy wearing a tie.
Comella77 on
Ahah true !!!!
Basically I think I chose my job in a Mental Health Institute, mostly because it let me wearing my bands shirts and favourite garments , those are the true expression of my way to be and to think , so I can feel free from uniforms, suits and dresscode conformity.
Dan on
Non commercial does indeed make a huge difference, compared to commercial.
That being said having meetings/negotiations with suppliers wearing my army boots, M81 Camo and an Endstille Shirt with Iron Cross on the back did not seem to piss off zeh German suppliers tho xD.
Did not know my boss at the time 'd want me to joing that particular meeting in advance tho.
Had I know that I'd worn something else.
Common sense nowadays = a bit more reserved in shirts / prints.
Demolition_hell... on
Yeah I did,no problems with that
Devinfrench on
I work at an FYE so band shirts are part of our uniform, just has to be somewhat appropriate haha
Insecurity on
At work I have a uniform which is the company’s tshirt and black jeans and black sneakers essentially wearing all black. I do however wear my band shirts to school. With the crowd today in my age group it’s tough considering most are sensitive about the little things
frankie530 on
For my office job when I work at home I can, not in the office however
oldmate
naw I am an office worker. Cant do it even on casual friday or when I am working from home.
after work, 100% metal tee every day
Darklord on
Unfortunately we live in a world where in most work situations we need to "conform" to the workplace to get ahead or advance...if you don't give a fuck about that wear whatever you want. If you do care tone it down a bit, or if you are in a situation wear it is "frowned upon" keep them at home or look for another job where it might be acceptable.
Insecurity on
Agreed. I always wore my shirts to school but now that I work in the school after school hours I had to change my “style”. I still wear them here and there but it’s usually just the ones with their logos.
Robin_lifts on
Dude you’re a kid and you work in your school, give them the finger, unless there’s a specific uniform or something you need to wear, fuck m.
Insecurity on
You have a point but honestly it doesn’t bother me much. I also have a clean record in this school which I would like to keep it that way. I’m in my senior year anyway.
a chicken on
Kinda related, I was going to send a shirt out at my town's post office, and wearing my recently patched up hoodie, but changed out of it because I remembered the backpatch was a giant skeleton very clearly smoking a blunt😂😂😂 I know its probably not against any rules/law, but considering I was going to a post office, a place where they check parcels for illegal substances, where they can summon the cops at a button-press, while I'm up at the counter proudly wearing a hoodie bearing giant pot leaf, it'd be like bringing the tote bag in the picture below to airport security 😅
no karate in pit on
i had abuddy who worked at a skate shop and he got away with alot of shit like tomb of the mutilated and dawn of the blackhearts and cattle decap humanure
Robin_lifts on
I wear that shit to work. To my office. I work for the government. To me it’s more important to be myself than what somebody thinks of me.
no karate in pit on
hell yeah dude
Robin_lifts on
Honestly of course you’ve got to look kinda fresh. Like I’m not gonna wear stained shit or shit with holes. And I’m leaving my Anal Cunt shirt home. But other than that, if people like you, and you’re nice to everyone, what the hell does it matter what shit you wear you know…. Hell, Primark and H&M sell band shirts!!!
no karate in pit on
hahaha yeah anal cunt might get ya some nasty looks
Darklord on
It shouldn't matter what you wear, but when some prick of a supervisor or boss doesn't give you a raise or promotion for seemingly no reason then one may have to wonder, the world wants us to conform and metal wants us to rebel, it's a real paradox.
Thiellus on
I work in an HR office and we have weekly "graphic t-shirt days" to lighten the mood up, usually themed (ex. sports, countries, etc). I've used these opportunities to wear metal shirts to the office. For the Halloween theme, I wore my King Diamond "Abigail" t-shirt, and Metallica on a "vintage shirt" day. Still have yet to wear a Burzum t here but thinking of trying it haha
Dan on
Most Burzum shirts aren't that offensive..it's not like Marduk, Endstille,Cannibal Corpse, Deicide or COF shirts that tend to be quite narley.
Thiellus on
True, at least if we don't count the "Support Your Local..." shirt! I doubt anyone would even recognize it because most folks in my office know nothing beyond Metallica. A CoF shirt, on the other hand, would certainly get me in some boiling water.
D.Ravishing Grimness on
Mostlikely you get a uniform from work nowadays
Agrunge hippie ... on
A bit late to the thing since my phone was broken but I have worn some of my t shirt to school and have gotten in a bit of trouble because of them mostly cause we have uniforms but that's a rule not a lot of people care about anyways I have gotten in trouble for wearing a darkthrone baphometh t shirt when the school placed an idiot rule that forced every student to not wear other religious stuff to school other than orthodox christian items like crosses and other stuff a pair of muslim girls almost got kicked out of the school for this stupid rule
no karate in pit on
Rebel even more drop out of school buy a a van smoke pot do heroin and rave about conspiracies😎😇
Thiellus on
Matt Foley warned us we’d end up like this.
no karate in pit on
if only we had listened
Thiellus on
Reminds me of the days when I was in Catholic school as a wee lad, wearing Iron Maiden Number of the Beast shirts and getting infractions and scoldings from the teachers… good times. Never lose that rebellious spirit and stay skeptical.
Agrunge hippie ... on
I'm always going to stay rebellious just as long as it doesn't get me in to much trouble or expelling
Thiellus on
I respect that and agree with your values. No sense in throwing your future away over a graphic design!
zipexalted on
It depends upon you and your company too. Some follow dress code at work.
poisontrait on
Working construction and maintenance jobs most of my life means I can wear pretty much anything I want to work. I have a ripped up driller killer shirt splattered in paint and drywall mud. Adds character to it.