define tee shirts

[PrincessKsMom]

Here's how they work it in my office: if you're not sure, it's probably inappropriate. You need to decide if this is a breaking point for you or not. If it bothers you that much, find a new job; if not, wear what they want you to wear. Very simple.

I was on an interview once and asked the interviewer if I would need to wear a suit every day. She told me I should be more worried about getting the job and less worried about the dress code. I told her the dress code was a consideration when I decided if I wanted the job or not. She wasn't too pleased with my line of thinking, but it was a consideration for me. BTW, I got the job and she left soon thereafter.

 

[bigolive9]

As defined by www.oldnavy.com :

Tee-shirt:

Not Tee-Shirt:

If you need further clarification, I would suggest checking out a few websites and generally avoiding things in the "tee-shirt" section. The last two shirts I posted were in the "tees and polos" section, but do not have the word "tee" in the name, and are a little more dressy than the tees I posted. You can still get a comfortable top without wearing a plain tee-shirt.

 

[flying_babyb]

its not so much that she asked. I think its crap that shes let others get away with it for year. Yes I may ocationally wore a shirts that I knew were tees but I was good. I wasnt the teacher in the mini skirt or the dress that showed all. The shoe this is so annoying, clean shoe fine, but polished? thats a bit much. If anything she should be complaining about all the sandels were not suposted to wear on the playground that all the teachers (minius us few sneeker wearers) do.
Humm according to old navy most of my shirts are ok. Darn no more police fridays (kids will be sad, they love my police tee).

 

[DebbieB]

We recently had an issue at my office (insurance company). They announced that we would no longer be allowed to have "Casual Friday". That's the only day we could wear jeans. $1 per jeans wearer was collected to be put in our Christmas lunch fund (also includes gift cards). When asked for explanation, they said some people were "inappropriate". We said why not just tell those who are inappropriate? Finally they relented because of the money we needed for Christmas but came back and said no tee-shirts with writing on them. Why didn't they just say that in the first place?

 

[Nie0214]

Generally, a T-shirt is anything that resembles this:

Most jobs don't want you to wear anything that has another business logo on it, or even writing at all.

its not so much that she asked. I think its crap that shes let others get away with it for year. Yes I may ocationally wore a shirts that I knew were tees but I was good. I wasnt the teacher in the mini skirt or the dress that showed all. The shoe this is so annoying, clean shoe fine, but polished? thats a bit much. If anything she should be complaining about all the sandels were not suposted to wear on the playground that all the teachers (minius us few sneeker wearers) do.
Humm according to old navy most of my shirts are ok. Darn no more police fridays (kids will be sad, they love my police tee).

You can't use what other people do as justification for what you do. You have no control over others. There's a dress code. Follow it or get the repercussions. Don't worry about Sally and Suzy.

 

[Magic Mom]

its not so much that she asked. I think its crap that shes let others get away with it for year. Yes I may ocationally wore a shirts that I knew were tees but I was good. I wasnt the teacher in the mini skirt or the dress that showed all. The shoe this is so annoying, clean shoe fine, but polished? thats a bit much. If anything she should be complaining about all the sandels were not suposted to wear on the playground that all the teachers (minius us few sneeker wearers) do.
Humm according to old navy most of my shirts are ok. Darn no more police fridays (kids will be sad, they love my police tee).

I don't see what the big deal is. Its not a strict dress code, just some guidelines to keep things looking a little more professional. It is a business after all.

 

[disneyjunkie]

its not so much that she asked. I think its crap that shes let others get away with it for year. Yes I may ocationally wore a shirts that I knew were tees but I was good. I wasnt the teacher in the mini skirt or the dress that showed all. The shoe this is so annoying, clean shoe fine, but polished? thats a bit much. If anything she should be complaining about all the sandels were not suposted to wear on the playground that all the teachers (minius us few sneeker wearers) do.
Humm according to old navy most of my shirts are ok. Darn no more police fridays (kids will be sad, they love my police tee).

Is this a new policy for the whole staff? Did she speak to everyone or just you?

 

[RobinFabulous]

I think it's a bit much for a preschool teacher to be dressy. Well unless it's a stuck up snobby place where people dress thier kids in sunday best.

But little ones are messy and create bigger messes. Dressy clothes are more expensive than t-shirts. And well shoes really shouldn't be an issue, you need something comfortable and to be able to keep up with the kids. Dress flats don't seem to live up to that standard.

I'd suggest going and buying polo shirts, almost like t-shirts, but with a colar and usually a few buttons at the neck.

Why the sudden rule change? I think if some were starting to slack in thier looks, that the boss would talk to them to let them know they shouldn't wear that particular outfit. Not come down on the whole crew.

And to me a t-shirt is what 90% of people wear to disney.

You're making big assumptions there. My child goes to part day preschool and the teachers dress just like the teachers at our "regular" school. No jeans, no tshirts. I dress my daughter well everyday because I care what she looks like, not because I'm "stuck up and snobby"

 

[flying_babyb]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....

 

[C.Ann]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....

It really doesn't sound like you are very happy with your job; the dress code; the rules; how parents choose to dress their children; etc.. Maybe you should look for something less stressful?

 

[PrincessKsMom]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....

How old are you? This is an extremely immature response. What gives you the right to judge parents if they put their children in nicer clothing? Maybe we should judge you for all the typos and misspellings throughout your posts since you are a teacher.

 

[disneyjunkie]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....[/QUOTE]

I'm one of those parents. (I mean I was, my son is 17 now)

There's no way I would have allowed him to go to school or day care in his play clothes. If I had, I'm sure the staff would have called ACS.

In my opinion, play clothes( faded clothes, torn jeans, beat up sneakers...) are for running around the neighborhood or backyard.

I knew there was a chance that my son may spill paint or glue on his clothes and I was fine with that.

 

[LisaNJ25]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....[/QUOTE]

I'm one of those parents. (I mean I was, my son is 17 now)

There's no way I would have allowed him to go to school or day care in his play clothes. If I had, I'm sure the staff would have called ACS.

In my opinion, play clothes( faded clothes, torn jeans, beat up sneakers...) are for running around the neighborhood or backyard.

I knew there was a chance that my son may spill paint or glue on his clothes and I was fine with that.

There are many parents who arent fine with that so I can see where the OP s coming from. I have 2 in Pre-k and know the come home dirty most days. I save the good stuff for non school hours.

 

[Magic Mom]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....

I don't understand this at all. Businesses change, policies change. Did you expect everything to stay exactly the same as long as you worked there? What's the big deal that you can't wear a t-shirt. If you like them that much, bring one with you and change into it as soon as you clock out. That way you can maximize your t-shirt enjoyment time.

 

[disney1990]

If the shirt looks likes it came out of a Haines package, it's a t-shirt.

Otherwise, if it is made of a different material or is made to go with a coordinating skirt, it is not.

 

[RobinFabulous]

she told everyone in a email. It drives me nuts that shes bringing this up now. This place has been open 20+ years and now its policy grr. I wont even comment on parents who dress there children in good clothes insted of play clothes.....

Why would you even need to pass judgement on that? It's not really any of your busniess how people dress their children. I make a choice everyday as to what I put on my child. I've never said a word if she comes home with marker or finger paint on her, and I've never had anything not wash out with proper stain treatment.

You are an employee, and those are the rules of the workplace. If you don't like it, find another job. Maybe some of the parents have commented on the way the teachers are dressed. I like to know that Allie's preschool teacher looks presentable and not like she got dressed in the dark

 

[RobinFabulous]

There are many parents who arent fine with that so I can see where the OP s coming from. I have 2 in Pre-k and know the come home dirty most days. I save the good stuff for non school hours.

Again assumptions. I agree there may be some parents like that, but not all. I pay a lot of money for my dd's clothing and I like to see her wear it. She wears her nice dresses to Target, the mall, preschool, everywhere. She's a kid, and gets dirty. I've never once complained. She wore a beautiful smocked Amanda Remembered one day, it was pink with white polka dots, she spent some of her day coloring those dots with different markers. I just laughed and sprayed it with Shout. Her markers are washable, everything came out.

Her play clothes are for outside in the backyard, playing in the sandbox. I'd never put those on her to go out in public.

 

[luvmy3]

Why would you even need to pass judgement on that? It's not really any of your busniess how people dress their children. I make a choice everyday as to what I put on my child. I've never said a word if she comes home with marker or finger paint on her, and I've never had anything not wash out with proper stain treatment.You are an employee, and those are the rules of the workplace. If you don't like it, find another job. Maybe some of the parents have commented on the way the teachers are dressed. I like to know that Allie's preschool teacher looks presentable and not like she got dressed in the dark

I am not a pre-school teacher but I can understand why the OP said this. Once when I picked up my ds from pre-school, one of the moms was very very upset because her dd got paint on a new dress. She was berating this teacher because she didn't make sure her kid stayed clean. I felt so bad for her because there really wasn't much she could do except stand there and take it. I wanted to get in that mom's face and ask her what the heck she was doing sending her dd in a dress that she didn't want to get ruined. Its one thing to dress your kids in nice clothes but its another to expect a 4 year old to wear something to place where they are going to paint, play with markers, shaving cream etc and not get anything on it, then blame the teacher for not doing her job Anyway, I can see where a pre-school teacher may have some problems with some mom's about clothing, I'm guessing the OP is one of them. I don't think she was passing judgement on how someone dresses their child, only how they react if gosh forbid those clothes get stained or ruined.

 

[RobinFabulous]

I am not a pre-school teacher but I can understand why the OP said this. Once when I picked up my ds from pre-school, one of the moms was very very upset because her dd got paint on a new dress. She was berating this teacher because she didn't make sure her kid stayed clean. I felt so bad for her because there really wasn't much she could do except stand there and take it. I wanted to get in that mom's face and ask her what the heck she was doing sending her dd in a dress that she didn't want to get ruined. Its one thing to dress your kids in nice clothes but its another to expect a 4 year old to wear something to place where they are going to paint, play with markers, shaving cream etc and not get anything on it, then blame the teacher for not doing her job Anyway, I can see where a pre-school teacher may have some problems with some mom's about clothing, I'm guessing the OP is one of them. I don't think she was passing judgement on how someone dresses their child, only how they react if gosh forbid those clothes get stained or ruined.

And again, the teacher should have referred her to the director whose job it would then be to tell the mother what exactly the preschool teacher's role is.

I would never whine about my child's clothing being dirty. I make the choice as to what she wears.

My middle child kept cutting his shirts, he's developmentally delayed and was putting the paper in his lap to use his scissors. That's not the teacher's fault, it's just something that happens. Those became rags and he got new shirts.

 

[torinsmom]

I teach pre-K/Kindergarten and feel very lucky to have a principal who is fine with us dressing more casually. I have worn what some people might consider t-shirts, but not with logos(except for our field trip t-shirts) I wear capris and Crocs, and he does not care one bit, as long as I do my job well(which I do). Now, if I was wearing low cut blouses or mini-skirts, I imagine we would be having a talk. With young kids, you need to be able to move around, get on the floor, chase them down, break up fights, and all that.

As far as the OP's comment about parents dressing their kids nicely, I am sure she has dealt with some irate parents who sent their little darling in a fancy church-like outfit and then had them get food or GASP dirt on it! I have been there, done that, and always tell my parents not to send their child in things that can't get dirty or even occasionally ruined. If parents get mad, I just send them on down to the principal. I always sent my child to school looking nice, but not looking like he was ready for a family picture every single day.

Marsha