FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Casual work attire doesn't have to translate into a casual work attitude. Fort Belvoir FCU last month updated their dress code with a business casual emphasis and so far the results have shown that the credit union's 50 employees can enjoy working in a relaxed atmosphere and still maintain a professional approach to member service. "Purchasing suits and other articles of clothing that are typical of business attire can get pricey," said Jacqueline Connor of FBFCU. "Especially for someone like a teller who doesn't earn a lot of money." A few years ago, FBFCU designated Fridays as `credit union casual' day. Employees are allowed to where jeans and a shirt with the credit union logo to work. Employees have also been allowed to dress down on the days the credit union runs a promotion. Connor said the credit union began hearing from many employees about how much nicer it would be if the credit union's dress code had more of a full-time business casual emphasis. All this doesn't mean Fort Belvoir FCU doesn't draw the line somewhere on what's allowed and what's not on employees' work attire. While Fridays remain `casual,' during the rest of the week employees are not permitted to wear jeans, t-shirts or sandals. What do Fort Belvoir FCU's members think of the employees' new work attire? The $90 million credit union counts mostly members of the military among its nearly 20,000 members. "They come in wearing their fatigues, so it doesn't make a difference or bother them that our staff isn't wearing traditional business attire," said Connor. "It's not like we have people like lawyers coming in here to do business." -
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