The office siren trend began making the rounds on TikTok late last year, and it's all about bringing that femme fatale essence to corporate culture. If you've ever worked in corporate America, you know all too well what an office dress code looks like. You're not supposed to dress in a suggestive way; you're supposed to look professionally put together. The office siren trend centers on being steamy, mysterious, and eye-candy-worthy. It's all about wearing form-fitting pieces like pencil skirts or button-down shirts that skim along your curves. Think: anything that accentuates an hourglass figure. This certainly can fly in watered-down levels in some corporate environments, but not others, and of course, every company is different in how they expect you to dress. While that's the gist of the trend, it has been taken to extremes. There are some women online who have been sharing videos of outfits that leave you wondering where they work that their choices would be welcomed. TikToker Ash, who goes by @helloimashy, echoes that sentiment. She posted a video recently calling out those office sirens who are going way past toeing the line of acceptable workplace attire. She hilariously captioned her video, "Call me a hater; I'm just trying to make sure you don't end up in HR." [caption id="attachment_331471" align="alignnone" width="596"] arthurhidden - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person[/caption] Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. She has a great point; nobody wants to get in trouble with HR for their outfit choice! Anyway, Ash jumps right in by saying some of the ways girls are dressing online has left her convinced that they either don't actually work in corporate America or a real-life office or they use their inappropriate outfits to get views but then change before heading into work for the day. This is concerning, as it is setting a bad example for impressionable younger women who might not understand the nuances of dressing for the office in an acceptable way. "There is no office in the world I know of that would let office siren attire pass," Ash explains. "I've worked office jobs for years, and I can tell you that every single outfit that I've seen on the office siren TikTok...none of those would be allowed." "I have worn full pantsuits before and I have been called into HR over something about it being inappropriate." Ash turns to address younger women just starting out in their professions, who might not know about all the unspoken rules of dressing for the office. Ash says you shouldn't be following the more extreme forms of office siren outfit advice, as it's only going to hurt, not help, you in the end. You could be written up by HR, Ash points out, or you could even risk losing your job over how you dress. "I'm someone who fully believes in look good, do good, feel good," Ash adds. "I do like waking up and putting effort into the way that I look for work, but making how I look when I go to my job my main priority would get me nowhere." "So I'm telling you right now, as an office girl, office siren doesn't exist. Don't wear those clothes. Don't try to wear those clothes. You can look cute and professional at the same time." "You're not trying to look like an office siren; you're trying to look professional. Please, please, please do not think that these outfits are appropriate in the real world." What do you think about the office siren trend? https://www.tiktok.com/@helloimashy/video/7420812508325236011
