Management was supposed to dress up during key periods, a suit would've been nice but in theatres w/o air conditioning in the lobby/office, it wasn't very practical. But on slow days, where the manager might be doing all sorts of maintenance and cleaning, they were allowed to wear "business casual", ie. dockers and a polo shirt/nice t-shirt.

Things may have changed, but I think it worked out pretty well while I was there.
 

Employees should be readily identifiable to the patrons. This includes recognizable uniforms for floor staff and proper business attire for management (including name tags for all).
 

The staff should be dressed the same. I do not like the style or color choice that my circuit uses. I have been to other circuits where the staff dress uniforms were much more glamorous than ours.
Joel
 

I agree that they shouldn't wear extremely sloppy clothes, though.

I, personally, don't like nametags. When I work on the floor, angry patrons will still identify unsatisfying employees with a description, not the name on the tag. We also have a huge problem with employees who lose their name tags while working, it's just too much of a hassle.

Thank god I'm anonomous in the booth!
 

While I agree nametags stink (luckily managers and projectionists don't have to wear them), they help me probably more than it does for guests. I don't work weekend matinee shifts that often, but when I do there is often an influx of very young new staff, most of whom I have never met. Nametags help me figure out who the heck these people are.

Either way, if you're going for a loose dress code, I would say khaki or dress pants are a safe bet in addition to either a plain colored polo or oxford shirt. Ties are just unnecessary...especially for projectionists. I don't see a reason for a projectionist to even have a dress code.
 

I prefer the term "employees". Everyone is there to make money, not to join together as a team for one common goal.
 

What do your t-shirts look like? Do you have a pic of one you could send to me?
 

Nametags make a theater appear more like Target or some similar place. I do agree with Ky that nametags are "corporate" and can take away from the relaxing atmosphere. Of course Ian and Ky's theater is more of a personal experience than most places (even though I've never been there, but I do know Ian very well). Most theaters more resemble a fast food drive-thru. If that's professionalism, oh my.

Very sensible.

Gives "stripped gear" a whole new meaning.

 

The last theater I worked for the men managers had to wear a shirt and tie and I usually just dressed nice (the first female manager that I know of, AGAIN) The employees wore the black pin striped vest, black pants, white dress shirt, red bow tie, black shoes, and a nametag. I liked that much better.

I definatly think that name tags and uniforms should be worn (even in the booth), I think it makes it look more professional and it makes it easier for the customers to place the employees. The only problem I have with uniforms in the booth is that they must be comfortable, no vests!
 

There are 4 different booths and thre flights of stairs to get to each.So tennis or running shoes are a must.

Besides, using the word Team Members was a slip. Three years using it virtually every day and it will work into your everyday language.
 

Think of Steve Martin in "The Jerk" with the phonebook.
 

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Think of Steve Martin in "The Jerk" with the phonebook.

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I would, but I've never seen that movie.

Once projectionists were assigned uniforms at one theater I worked at, we all systematically quit. We were a damn good crew as well. All three of us participated on this forum, and two of us still do (one being me and the other being Ian. The third was Erika Hellgren).
 

I had the utmost respect for you but there had to have been more to it. Quitting over a uniform only is kinda petty I think. Unless the uniform was something like a tu-tu or something

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--Sean McKinnon
Manager
Loews Cineplex Entertainment
Liberty Tree Mall 20
Danvers, Mass
www.enjoytheshow.com
 

And no, the uniforms weren't the whole story, but they were the beginning of it. At least for me. I think they did it to make sure we wouldn't unionize or something. We referred to ourselves as "projectionists" and that really caused a shit fit in the UA district office (Denver division). They would have none of that. Right after Erika sent a memo concerning something unrelated to the assistant DM and signed it as "Erika Hellgren, Projectionist" the uniforms came. The manager of this theater even admitted to me that was the reason. Talk about petty.

While I agree the uniform shouldn't be dumb purple & teal UA uniforms, I think there should be some sort of clear distinction that a projectionist is employed by the theatre. Perhaps JUST a nametag or something that screams "Hey you Joe Public! I work here - now do as I say!"
 

Probably a good uniform would be radiation suits & xenon bulb face shields at all times. That'll stir the bowels of the porthole-peekers.
 

Anyone know where I can get a radiation suit? This is now a must have!
 

What I think would be a hoot is to wash one of these in a phosphorescent paint solution, then stand in front of a bank of fluorescents to charge the thing, and casually walk out of the booth (glowing brightly) into the dark auditorium, mumbling under your breath "Damn defective gieger counter! I can't believe this cheap company, how do they expect me to check those xenon bulbs?"