Where do you work?

[arrogcow]

I have been working as a "Free-lance" Film/Television Production person - I'm a member of the Director's Guild of America - and if or when I win an Oscar for some film I worked on, you know I will be wearing a kilt - Hope I don't have a "wardrobe" malfunction when I am on stage. :rolleyes:

The last year I have been a stay at home dad to take care of my boy. Wear a kilt a few times a month and often to my new group "New World Celts"...

Fun times

I have been working as a "Free-lance" film/television production person - I'm a non-union Director of Photography (and occasionally a director) - and if or when I win an Oscar for some film I worked on, you know I will be wearing a kilt when I am onstage.

I too an a stay at home dad, most of the time (two beautiful kids, one each flavor). I'm kilted most of the time, including shoots, check out the web site.

Adam

[Hachiman]

Hi folks

Ok - I don't wear a kilt at work (yet), but that's because I don't own a kilt (yet).

But just to join in on the whole thread, I'm kinda in an IT field - I'm a helpdesk operator for one of Australia's universities as well as a psychology student... so I guess I'll be able to wear a kilt without issue on my "student" days, however I may encounter opposition on my "work" days... only time will tell.

cheers

Hachiman

[smaughazard]

What a thread! I'm amazed at how many computer-based jobs I'm seeing- are tech people attracted to kilts, or are Scots just fascinated by technology? Hmmmmm… :confused:

Anyway, as an independent (very!) graphic designer and advertising consultant, I wear a kilt as my normal attire in the home office, and even on some client visits.

I wear jeans constantly on the motorcycles. I was formerly the Marketing Director for Fast Company (the company which makes the Kevlar-lined Draggin' Jeans), and was expected to wear the company's products for promotional purposes and as one of the primary "test dummies"- which means I have a closet FULL of jeans, Kevlar shirts, leather jackets, etc.

Any of you kiltmakers need help with your advertising? I make a great "test dummy"…

[arrogcow]

What a thread! I'm amazed at how many computer-based jobs I'm seeing- are tech people attracted to kilts, or are Scots just fascinated by technology? Hmmmmm… :confused:

To quote David Brin from "Startide Rising",

All engineers are Scots, and all Scots are engineers."

Adam

[macsim]

I was in printing for 25 years but I got outsourced last year so I've started over as a Customer Service Rep for Blue Cross Blue Shield. I wanted something different and boy did I ever get it! I don't know what my future is here but it's an okay job if nothing else comes my way. I do wear kilts to work. We have casual dress days on Monday and Friday so I wear a kilt on those days some of the time. I only have 3 at this point but as the number increases I'll probably wear them more. I have one on order now in fact. I work mostly with females and they all seem to like it. I never wore a kilt to the print shop though. I ruined waaaaay too many items of clothing over the years from chemicals and ink. I really don't miss that profession very much. I do however miss the benefits I had after 17 years at my last job. I have to look on the bright side though - I'd never get to go to work kilted if I were still there!

[Alan H]

I'm currently unemployed, which is why I have time to develop the X-Kilt, but I did IT support...light networking, lots of desktop support, and student computing lab management, for about ten years prior to that. My most recent gig was at Stanford University...about six years there.

I started wearing kilts to work in January 2005. I got one comment from my boss..."So. A kilt today." and the students wanted to know if it was a Scottish Holiday. The senior network admin asked me if that day was the anniversary of some great Scottish Victory. That's it.

After that, no comments at all really, except from two very pleasant Chinese programmers that simply could NOT wrap their minds around the word "kilt" no matter how many times I explained it to them. When I showed up in the bright red MacNicol that I sewed up myself, I had to walk around and point it out to people, before anybody said anything! I wore a kilt and the jacket I modified to the Dept. Christmas....errrr... Holiday Party and got several positive comments but not a negative word, except for once, at work.

That negative word was from the woman that ran the Faculty Assistance Lab. She made a couple of snide comments when I wore a casual kilt look to the office once, and then complained once to management that my wearing of a kilt was sexual harassment. Go figure on THAT one. She can wear black heels, painted-on denim pants and crop-tops that show her (admittedly very attractive) midriff, but I can't wear a kilt? Her case went nowhere and I wound up supervising her for about six months.

[Blu (Ontario)]

I'm an architectural technician for a design-build construction firm in Ontario. I design large buildings for heavy industry (factories) and commercial uses, liase with municipalities, professionals and subcontractors, do site inspections, and prepare contract documents. I'm also the defacto network administrator, sign maker, coffee maker, and occasional mouse catcher. But I don't do windows!

I don't wear kilts to work as I never know from day to day just what king of mess or danger I might find myself in. I've have worn kilts to trade shows and company functions... but I don't feel the need to take it further than that.

blu

[thekiltedmortician]

I am a funeral director/embalmer here in town. I do mostly embalming, work lots of hours, but I have no chance of ever wearing a kilt where I work.