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Indian Company's Offer Letter Mandates School-Like Dress Code for Developers

Social media users condemned the gender-specific attire rules alongside the ₹12,000 monthly pay, calling the policy controlling and outdated.

The offer letter, reportedly for a developer role offering a monthly salary of ₹12,000, included a section titled Dress Code and Grooming
Company’s dress code notice goes viral.
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Overview

  • The leaked offer letter, shared on Reddit, outlines strict grooming standards for a developer role paying ₹12,000 a month.
  • Men are required to wear formal shirts tucked into pants, maintain well-trimmed beards, and are banned from T-shirts.
  • Women must don kurtas and churidars with properly pinned shawls and tie their hair with ribbons.
  • Netizens compared the policy to school uniforms and criticized its regressive tone.
  • Critics highlighted the low salary as inconsistent with such detailed workplace regulations.