The FML does not say that OP was dressing inappropriately. OP just didn’t appreciate the poor choice of wording. Also men should dress appropriately, why every assumes that this applies to only women?

It's true that the FML doesn't state it, but the rule still applies, and she was also being disrespectful in the sense that she spoke up to say what rule should not apply. It is not her company, so she does not get to make that decision. As far as males go, they normally don't dress appropriately anyway. Of all the places I worked and went to school, I haven't seen one male dress inappropriately. However, I can't say the same for women since I witness it all the time.

Oops. I meant "males normally don't dress INAPPROPRIATELY."

Except it really doesn't. In face to face sale, sometimes, but most of the time people are more productive if they are comfortable. That's before getting into how sexist dress dress codes are, where the majority of the rules are around what women can wear and the clothing that women are expected to wear is already sexualized but women are expected to thread a needle and not go too far and distract the men, it's a mess.

It counts everywhere. Even if you work somewhere that doesn't have the company logo on its uniform, they still expect you to dress well, as it reflects on the image of the business. It might not matter too much to a small mom & pop store run by one family for 100 years, but to many corporations, from Target, to Apple, request that staff look respectable enough that people will continue to shop with them. And then there are other places, restaurants, hotels, law firms, etc., which make their employees wear something more presentable than just smart-casual pants, and a polo shirt. And since OP went for etiquette training, I think she probably works somewhere nicer than Walmart, so the standards are way higher.

That's face to face sales. Office jobs, it literally does not matter. Have you seen what Google employees dress like? I'm not saying that the management doesn't care what OP wears, but if she's working in an office it shouldn't matter and whatever dress code exists is certain to be sexist.

I think both are wrong. The trainer should not have put it in such a sexist way, and OP should realize that most jobs have a dress code and it is definitely a part of etiquette training.

She could have said “business casual dress code is required “ instead of making an old fashion sexist comment so no OP was right to call the trainer out.

Forgot about this one. Google made a point of allowing employees to wear casual clothes, have a rec room or whatever for them to relax in, to show that staff didn't need a suit and tie to make a business work. And given their status, they would appear to be right. I personally agree with that method, and I took my job based on their no uniform policy alone. However, there are still tons of businesses out there that think the right look equals bigger profit margin. It's old-fashioned, and most likely sexist, but to a lot of CEOs out there, image matters. And again, on-the-job etiquette training is something organized by companies that want their employees to look good, behave correctly, and improve profits, so I'd be very surprised if OP worked in admin.

It isn't "sexist" just because you f*cking snowflakes don't like the message! Grow up!

Why did you censor *******?

This is the first time I have ever agreed with one of your comments

Who are these betters you speak of? 😂

You should work for the Unions... workers have rights too and one of them is no discrimination on the workplace

Define 'appropriate'. Some people define it as 'wear a burkha'. Men never have that problem and are never blamed for dressing in a way that is attractive or distracting to women. Also, try going shopping for 'appropriate' women's clothes sometime. Take a woman who is willing to associate with you to model them, because many of the ones on the rack don't look as 'appropriate' once they're being worn. See what you find.