If that Walmart worker who greets you the next time you go into a store seems a little more laid back, maybe it’s not just attitude, but attire.
Walmart is relaxing its dress code for workers in some stores.
The nation’s largest private-sector employer will allow workers in certain locations to wear jeans, jeggings, cargo pants, skorts, capris, chinos and slacks — as long as they are solid blue, black or khaki, according to an internal document posted online.
Dresses and skirts can also be worn in any solid color, with small print or “low-contrast pattern,” according to the employee handbook.
Still banned: leggings, yoga pants, wind suits, sweatpants, scrubs, overalls and “overly long pant legs that drag on the floor.”
Also, you can forget those leather britches you were dying to wear to work.
Oh — and no “frayed edges,” holes or distressed styles. Nothing “jeweled or bedazzled,” either.
Previously, most store workers were only allowed to wear khaki-colored or black denim pants, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the change. Workers can also now wear any solid-colored shirt, not just blue or white.
The new dress code applies to 100 stores for now, as Walmart tests the new policy, according to CBS News.
Walmart representatives could not be immediately reached for comment Friday.
“We are always testing new ideas and concepts in a small number of our stores,” the company told CBS. “Some of these tests are expanded while others are retired. We won’t know next steps on this test until we’ve had a chance to learn what works and what could work better.”
Also new: no facial tattoos for anyone hired after April 14. If you’ve got one and you’re already on board, you get to stay.
Some workers in positions that require a lot of physical activity, such as cart pushers, were already allowed to wear more casual items.
The switch-up may have a practical purpose. Walmart recently announced multiple changes designed to help the company retain and attract workers in a competitive environment for talent, such as raising its minimum wage to $11 per hour and improving parental leave benefits.
