WEIRD WEDNESDAY: X-treme Dress Down Friday

Just when you think you've seen it all, there are rumors (but no confirmation on the BBC's Web site) of a new reality television program in the works. Yes, BBC 3 has been putting out feelers for companies to participate in a show that will feature employees willing to report to work naked.

Sajeda Momin of indiainfo.com writes:

The first few episodes of the series, called Naked Office,will have cameras following fully clothed employees at work to gauge their views on nudity. Some will be asked to pose in the buff for life-drawing classes and it will be seen how comfortable they are about being naked in public.

In the next set of episodes, the channel will ask its employees to participate in a no-clothes event called Naked Friday.Cambridge University professor Chris Smith, notes, “The amount you spend on clothes shows how well you have done or are doing [in career] and where you stand in the office hierarchy. If you look at Britain of the 1950s, you will see an entrenched hierarchy in clothes; the idea of white or blue collar workers stems from there.”

Uniforms and “correct clothing for people holding particular positions” in certain professions outlines this hierarchy, Chris said.

“But these days, as people are dressing more casually, this hierarchy is being eroded. Even then, if we look at job interviews, it still stands that interviewers will see the shine on a candidate’s shoes to gauge how much effort he has put into the application and how serious he is about getting the job.”

So if you're interested in volunteering your workplace for this kind of "exposure," contact the BBC ASAP! Producers of the show are promising "a dress down day to remember."