If you worked at the Atlantic, you'd have received this memo on how not to dress in the Washington office this summer. From the New York Observer's Media Mob:

From: Lavigne, Sue
Sent: Wed 5/31/2006 3:35 PM
To: AtlanticMediaCompany
Subject: Reminder - Appropriate Office Attire

As summertime approaches, we wanted to remind staff of our dress code as stated in our Personnel Policy Handbook:

"Atlantic Media Company currently maintains a "business casual" dress code. Employee dress and personal appearance should be in keeping with standards of good business taste, and should be consistent with the requirements of an individual employee's work day. Employees are expected to use their best judgment in choosing business clothing that displays a neat and professional image."

Our policy is intentionally vague and does not specifically exclude certain articles of clothing or types of shoes, but we ask that you consider the spirit of the policy and keep in mind that we work in a professional environment. For example: flip-flops, crop tops, tank tops, spaghetti-strap tops, and shorts (to name a few) are not appropriate.

If you have any questions about our dress code, please let a member of the HR staff know.

Thanks,

Sue

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