JPMorgan Chase Embraces Business Casual
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The relaxed dress code at JPMorgan Chase reflects the informal style of the technology industry, which now competes with Wall Street companies for recruits. CreditAndrew Burton/Getty Images
Wall Street may be known as the home of one of the most buttoned-up industries in the country, but JPMorgan Chase is letting its employees relax a little bit.
The firm told its 237,420 workers on Friday that it was making business casual its everyday dress code, according to an internal memorandum reviewed by DealBook.
The move makes JPMorgan the latest company to acquiesce to the more casual nature of today’s work. Even the most staid of corporations, including General Electric and IBM, have moved away from uniforms of white shirts and dark ties. It is also a nod to the informal style of the tech industry, which has been successful in recruiting workers who might have once preferred more traditional careers…
JPMorgan Chase Embraces Business Casual
