All you need is one employee like Dean Peterson, and all of a sudden your HR policy on dress codes can be turned upside down.
Peterson delivers the U.S. Mail and wants to wear a kilt on the job.
Peterson is so serious about his proposal that he’s drafted a resolution to allow kilts — or Male Unbifurcated Garments (MUGs) — as an option for the official male postal carrier uniform. He’s presenting his resolution at the National Association of Letter Carriers convention.
He argues that pants can cause sweat rashes. “Please open your hearts — and inseams — for an option in mail carrier comfort,” Peterson was quoted in the Boston Globe. His proposal includes a photo of himself wearing a kilt to show what would be allowed under his proposal.
Peterson’s resolution has passed at two state letter carrier conventions.
Postal carrier dress code does allow women to wear skirts.
Peterson gets lots of comments about his kilts which he wears for various occasions off the job. And the answer to one of the most common questions he’s asked: Yes, he is wearing underwear under the kilt.
