Good management agrees to support and enforce the dress code created by the committee of peers. In defense of the business casual climate, more casual is not necessarily synonymous with more slovenly. Northeast Oklahoma Northeastern Oklahoma companies and employees have generally operated under a more relaxed dress code than larger cities. Our large population of small and locally-owned businesses has contributed to our relaxed standards. Company CEO's interact daily, if not hourly, with company employees.
Familiarity encourages a more casual business atmosphere.
A trend that began in the Northeastern Oklahoma's of the nation has finally been adopted by large, formal corporations in large cities. Their level of casual may never reach the Oklahoma level of casual, but then the baselines have always been different. It is not denim, although some companies are allowing denim Fridays. One area retailer allows employees to wear denim every other Friday, but at a cost. The employee pays one dollar to a charity fund that is distributed to area agencies, such as Children's Miracle Network.