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The Sleeveless Professional: Body Types, Bare Arms, and Expectations

Is it professional to go sleeveless at the office — even if you don’t have perfect arms? When you want to bare your arms at your sleeveless-is-acceptable office, is it worth considering other people’s potential reactions if you don’t exactly have the arms of a fitness influencer to show off? Do people adjust their expectations of what’s “appropriate” when…

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Reader Mail:  How “covered” must your arms be?

Reader Mail: How “covered” must your arms be?

Today’s reader mail comes from someone curious about the “no bare arms” rule… I’m soon going to be a summer associate at a relatively conservative NYC law firm (not business formal, but a notch below), and I was wondering what you specifically mean by “no bare arms.” While I’m obviously not going to go sleeveless,…