Topic: Now that sneakers with dresses are considered fashionable, do you allow your leasing staff to wear sneakers?

Now that sneakers with dresses are considered fashionable, do you allow your leasing staff to wear sneakers with their work attire at the office?

Yes or No?

Honestly who cares what people wear. As long as they are clean and appearance is neat.

Nope

We just haven't even considered it honestly. But something about tennis shoes with a dress just seems wrong to me.

Wait, when did sneakers with dresses become fashionable?

If someone doesn’t believe it have them watch Drew Carey on the price is right -heck my lawyer wears tennis shoes with his suit

I’m not sure it’s fashionable, maybe more acceptable but defiantly not fashionable.

But I do think PM and leasing agents do need to be able to walk around the property and heels are not practical. I think there are so many really nice comfortable non-heeled shoes that staff should be permitted to wear them as long as they look professional and are clean.

I'm wearing them right now, so I guess I do allow myself to wear sneakers to work. They're not athletic wear. There's a difference

The simple fact that office is constantly walking it makes so much more sense to have reasonable foot wear.
So many of us veterans have likely suffered damage to our feet/knees/hips from the days of pumps

I had a PM that wore her winter boots to work and had a nice pair of heels under the desk... she also wore her sneakers in the summer time, still had the heels under the desk....

Especially in Florida, I say why not as long as not tattered, torn and in good condition.

We have a specific design of sneakers that can be worn.

No. I think it’s so unprofessional no matter what. That’s just me.

I like it when a team is neat in appearance- but my feet are messed up from 15 years of walking miles each day in flat and low heeled dress shoes. I’ve also leased apartments in jeans and sneakers (because I was on site to do dirty work), shorts and sneakers (as part of our weekend uniform), clogs (because I was pregnant and couldn’t fit in any other shoes), and barefoot (one of my shoes broke one day and someone came in before I could find a pair of shoes). Therefore I can reasonably conclude that the shoe you are wearing does not affect your ability to lease- or do your job, so why not?

Ummm, didn’t uniforms consist of shorts, polos, and sneakers for office staff? Heels were observed as quite dangerous going up and down stairs, as well as walking through parking lots.

I’m from Brooklyn always working in city sneakers and dresses were extremely fashionable when you have to walk from home to the train to the office then throw on your heels

My staff wears casual, whatever torn jeans, tees, sneakers, boots and whatever, we deal with student and class B,C properties, grooming is important to me, clothes not so much. We had one staff member, no longer with us, but she was elegant casual, her clothes. And from Salvation Army beautique
Nothing costing more than $5.00. And casual shoes including sneakers,
That’s my PM helping guys put in a sewer line when no contractor could do it. She’s dressed the part. She works circles around the guys. I don’t care how she dresses

My company's policy allows for us to wear tennis shoes with dress clothes. Most wear white air forces with dress pants and blazers.

People should be comfortable at work. The more comfortable they are the better they work! Dress codes of 10 years ago should be torn up and re-done.

Who still mandates your employees wear blazers and dressy clothes - no tenant future or current cares if you are dressed up or in a neat pair of jeans with an appropriate top and comfortable shoes

My company allows us to wear whatever shoes/clothes fit the occasion. I cover everything from lease ups to clean outs/dump runs to board, council, and public meetings/events. It’s anybody’s guess what I’ll show up in and what I end the day in. Lol

I wear hey dudes almost daily to work and I am a regional. I believe that even jeans, a tshirt and hey dudes look amazing with a blazer. Even had an owner say wow you look great today because I paired with a blazer. I have a no Shoulders showing rule and jeans can be worn (no holes) on Fridays.

I'm in hawaii it's open toe shoes for me except when it rains. And yes even flat cute sandals. No sneakers though, but I'm old and won't look cute in it anyway. If a leasing professional would like to wear some cute sneakers and a dress so she/he can walk while doing tours, I'm all for it

I work in a luxury high-rise in Dallas, A+ property, A+ clientele. I believe they expect a professional look from the office team.
My male coworkers all wear ties, jackets optional. I always wear heels and some type of blazer. Office staff is all over 50 years of age. Maybe we’re all old school!
For me personally, I feel more professional when I look more professional.

I believe in dressing for both comfort and approachability, but looking polished. Will depend on the market the property is in. When meeting with prospective tenants, I prefer to present a clean, but casual look. Our properties are in the B range, so I usually wear nice jeans, and a nice top, with tennis shoes for walking comfort.

If you're smart you'll ask your team to switch from dress shoes to sneakers. It's better for them OSHA-wise, it's better for longterm foot health, and a small little comfort that can help get through the rough days. Sneakers are the way to go here. Dress shoes just mess up feet over time - trust me, I know - and you're going to have the same feet at 50 that you do at 20. Mess those feet up when you're young and you'll face the consequences for the rest of time.

Sneakers should be the norm!
I also don’t think dress codes should be this blanket policy for the entire company. Personally, I don’t think a beach property should have the same uniform as a downtown high rise. Nothing wrong with a nice pair jeans and nice top

Life is too short to wear uncomfortable shoes, so yes!

Yes! As long as they are clean and in good condition. I LOVE heels and nice shoes but now that I'm in my 40's I'm realizing the importance of supportive footwear and how hard it is to rehab my body after injury.