Societal Values of Uniform
Workplace standards have created a societal value that one’s dress must be expensive and formal to be considered professional. ... We did not have a set uniform at La Fonda’s, and, because I was friends with the owner and his son, one should think that I would not have to be act as professional as any other job. ... The values I took from dressing professionally on the job are paralleled in my work ethic in sports. When I am on a team with a ragged uniform, I do not really care how well we perform. But if my team wears a classy uniform, and we have the appearance of a good team, then I want to prove that we are. ... The only time we enjoyed our uniform was when they were covered up by our warmups. My favorite uniform I have ever worn was my varsity basketball uniform. ... Along both sides of the uniform ran a red stripe from the armpit to the side of the knee. ... The uniform we wore to away games had exactly the same design, but red replaced white as the main color, and black became the trim. ... I never saw another team’s uniform of as good of design and quality as ours. ... When I see a sports team with a low quality uniform, they appear like slackers. ... Whether at work or sports, the better a uniform is, the better one feels about his duties and the more effort he will exert for the team.