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tazedconfused
A fuckin men
dripstone
I thought millennials just didn't care if clothes were ironed...
doctorId
Steamers are better anyway, especially if you wear tshirts with prints on them as the steam won't melt the silk screen.
jedipigeon
Idk about the rest of you but my aesthetic is Gonzo from the Muppets and those button up shirts need ironing constantly
afterdarkart
I have to iron some of my military things, but my parents and older neighbors are taken back severely by the fact that I only need to lite steam a thing or two, and that I wash everything on gentle, cold water. Thats it. No white/darks/colors crap. It all goes in one hole dirty, and comes out the same hole clean..........giggity.
evilcoffeechick
Yup. I needed one in the military. Then I found out they were useful for other things and kinda regretted not having it because I didn't want to spend that twenty dollars again.
RadiDaddy
The only thing I’ve used an iron for is putting badges onto my daughter’s Girl Scout sash.
A college roommate ironed his blue jeans.Every.Morning. I told him he was nuts.
zagibu
I know somebody who irons everything. Underwear, socks, scarves, gloves, pillow covers.
RadiDaddy
“I couldn’t live like that.”
—Hudson and Landry
dasAchteck
swedeonamoose
Lol just made me realise i havent used that darn thing in like 6 years.
gypsyspot
I use it for weddings only
circlebreaker
The Boomers in my life keep insisting it's weird that I still haven't taken mine out of the box 10 years after thinking I needed one and buying it.
DustyBibbles
Made me realize I haven't even seen a clothes iron in about that time, maybe longer lol
DarkBusterBaron
I hope at some point we can banish dress codes. They serve no practical purpose beyond the bare minimum amount of modesty. They also cost money, time, and are uncomfortable.
Nalianna
Only because we can't afford an iron.
TankTrain
Wtf? I iron my work clothes every day. Every. Fucking. Day. I hate it, but I'm not a slob.
AvocadoMakesMyTongueItchButIEatItAnyway
Gen Xer here. I use my iron for craft projects.
thedarkcanuck
And fabric softener, and dryer sheets. I'm going after detergent next
MightyIink
Fabric softener is next.
apLundell
I'm sorry to say that the real credit goes to the chemical industry for inventing synthetic fibers.
onetimepost9
Thank you, here’s your 🏆
TheDaharMaster
Gen Xr here. I gotta iron the bottoms of my t shirts bc the bottom seam folds up onto itself after the dryer cycle and fuck that noise.
VolcanoHerder
I recommend fluffing them in the dryer then hang drying your shirts while they're still damp. Fix the annoying folds when you hang them and they won't come back when you're wearing them. I do this for my husband's shirts all the time and it works great, no iron needed.
YpsilantiRomani
& dryer sheets, & washing in hot water
quade
I'm a Gen-Xer who doesn't recall ever owning an iron.
ForceKinTim
It's the materials our clothes are made from
zagibu
Cotton?
ArcaneM37
Cotton poly blends mostly. The two materials have different glass transition temperatures, so wrinkles have a harder time locking in.
zagibu
So non-recyclable microplastic factories, got it.
pickledpunk021
Boomer here. What is this ironing cloths you speak of?
QueefMalone
I like doing it.
YepIamStealingYourMeMes
Just put in dryer :)
Stanistani
I refused to wear a suit or tie to my IT job in 1985. They tried to discipline me. I became a union rep. Within a year it was pretty much Hawaiian shirts and tees for anyone who did the real work. Five years later even the supervisors went casual. Resist useless traditions.
4vie
One word of in favour of a dresscode of. It makes seperating your workwear and casualwear much easier. But that's a weak "pro".
phuzz00
I wear basically the exact same clothes at work, as I do the rest of the time. No need to separate anything :)
4vie
I have a job that lets me do that, too... and it wears out my clothes much faster than they should be worn out.
rakakomi
We did? I still iron mines
FlippedOut
Get with the times. Where did you grow up the 1950s?
iRegretThisUsernameAlready
In iron mines.
EroticZombiePants
Once again, I was ahead of my time.
BanditKablooie
Gen X appreciates that you all did that for the entirety of humanity.
exbenedict
Gen X here…I still iron occasionally but only when it’s really fucking necessary.
liev7
As a GenXer I can attest to that
Talori
I like to think of it as a joint effort - Gen Xers started designing/making clothes that didn't need to be ironed and Millennials instantly gravitated towards only buying those clothes at the exclusion of all others
DALLASLAVOWNER
gen x - we started with shoulder pads and narrow ties and mullets but evolved to flannel and legalized weed so we did okay
Jatenffxiv
Thank you for your sacrifice.
drizztx
Am Gen X. Can confirm. We didn't iron either, but mostly out of not caring, less out of true rebellion.
amdkenobi
So together we stopped the generational trauma.
TinaEveFox
Yea but a lot of you didn't Iron your pride flags either and they look like shit with the little squares from when you bought it! I ironed my trans flag up and it looks really nice.
drizztx
But, why iron it when 3 minutes in the dryer will take out all the wrinkles? ;)
McKittyNuts
Y'all are a middle child between two very impactful generations. Y'all definitely did stuff but not in the same sense as the baby boomers or the millennials. The zoomies will probably be the same way.
Zetor
I'm just happy to be occasionally included
FenrirSonOfLoki
Wdym? Gen Z is already the GOAT. They're destroying predatory workplace traditions by refusing to play ball. That's why you keep hearing "no one wants to work" shitty jobs anymore. I fucking love Gen Z.
MarkOfTheCovenant
I (millennial) strongly believe that Z is the way they are because they were raised by X. X changed the parenting landscape and it shows in their kids. Z are also mega brains which helps
McKittyNuts
Changing the world takes an attention span.
wilkgr
And?
RetroBlast
Yeah, we just sort of skate along under everyone's radar, which is exactly how we like it...
kickmyballsrealhard
Lucky. Your generation catches no shade
Malak224
They just like to chill.
phalanxausage
Yeah, yeah, yeah, y'all are so goddamn important.
MarkOfTheCovenant
I'm a millennial and I don't agree with that statement at all. Millennials are cool and all but we also let Maroon 5 happen so I'm not gonna act like we're all that great
geoffmendoza
We don't talk about 2000-2010. Bad things happened. Jason Statham was in every film, playing the same character.
MarkOfTheCovenant
Oi, oim Joison Stoitham
sethb1978
Just wait until us unhinged angst ridden GenXers are running this shit in our 90’s
sethb1978
It’ll be all that and a bag of chips!
McKittyNuts
Y'all smoke too much pot and Karen it up too hard to have any power
sethb1978
Haha you’ll learn to be indifferent young Padawan. Thanks for taking away irons but you have yet to understand society doesn’t give a shit about you or the rest of us. And if anything, you haven’t induced any change more than the rest of us so check your ranking of generational bigotry until you’ve reached an age and understanding to do so. Boomers left us with shit and made us who we are. Your claim that us and zoomers have no impact is ridiculous. I don’t bully your generation but I’ll do you
McKittyNuts
That's the most gen x reply I've gotten in this thread
BisAndThighHighs
Ok Xoomer
ForgeoftheWordsmith
According to who? I iron my clothes all the time. They look nice that way
znuff
I'm past my mid 30s, I haven't had an iron (?) in the last 20 years.
TacoPoweredHelicopter
That's because you old.
actionkebab365
you (are) old... You can power a helicopter with a taco, but you can't fumble your way to proper command of the english language? Get a hold of yourself.
TacoPoweredHelicopter
Now you old.
actionkebab365
You got it baby!
ForgeoftheWordsmith
Bro so old. Just ancient
RyokuKun
ok boomer
ForgeoftheWordsmith
Lmao thanks sport
GuitarBobMonterey
Love it. I do recall counterculture Boomers [OK, me] permanently eschewing ironing starting around '67 tho'.
Fanner50
Some people have real jobs, hippie
duhqueenmoki
I am also a millennial (1993) and iron, but very rarely. If I hang up my clothes in time, they don't need ironing, but if they've been sitting for a long time certain ones need to be ironed or they really do look bad haha. I also need to iron my table runner before guests come over cuz it's alwaayyyss wrinkled.
ForgeoftheWordsmith
Yeah, most of my shirts require ironing whether I like it or not. Some of them will get rid of wrinkles if I hang them up quickly! And some things will get less wrinkly if I hang them up in the bathroom while taking a shower
MidasTheAlchemist
You can easily get wrinkles out of standard clothes by just pushing a splash of water in your dryer with clothes and have it basically steam them in a short dry cycle.
n0gal
Quit dude, you're making us look bad.
ForgeoftheWordsmith
I'm sorry man, you just gotta start ironing!
n0gal
Nah dude, sprinkle some water on your shirt from the sink and throw that shit in the dryer. Starch is a scam by the clothing industry to sell more fabric softener.
ForgeoftheWordsmith
I don't use starch
nitaroyal
I also credit millenials with eradicating the work dress code that kept me in suits, dresses, pantyhose and high heels for decades. My damaged feet wish MY generation hadn't been so stupid! (Of course, stupid was our defining trait in many ways)
ScootiePuffJrSucks
I appreciate when those of that gen realize how horrible that kind of stuff is, both physically and via societal pressure, and then don't try to defend and justify it.
Pardoned
I was told when I worked for the Death Star (AT&T) that if I dressed good I worked good. We're in a closed building with magnetic key card locks and no customers. They knew it was so bad they had PAY TO NOT DRESS UP DAYS. Eat dicks, AT&T. One of my shortest jobs.
TinaTheWonderBra
My first job at 16 was a call center. At first it was casual. Then new folks in charge insisted we should dress professional to sound professional. I ignored that and got written up so many times. My team lead would drag me in to write me up, we’d get side tracked chatting for five minutes then I’d go back to work.
TinaTheWonderBra
Sometimes I wonder what kept me from being fired over that. Probably high turnover and showing up.
Froggie243
Millennial here (engineering) - I've worn leggings, a sporty shirt, and a hoodie to work for the last 5 years. The comfort is glorious! I'm so glad I didn't have to put up with pantyhose.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Also millennial here. I wear a shirt sometimes if i have a video call. Otherwise, i wear nothing. Just my naked self in my HM Aeron. Maximum airflow!
IraqiWalker
Stupid is our defining trait. We're just twice as fast at it. XD
treefrog
Sorry. Baby boomers brought that. Steve Jobs and the like. 🤷♂️
Jatenffxiv
My wife complains about her work dress code all the time, she say by mid day all the girls are walking around in socks or barefoot, even the management.
Evi1Gav
Gen X tried, but were fighting boomers who couldn't comprehend the idea that someone in an office was more productive when not basting in sweat.
yerrific
Two years ago, I saw this role that advertised a “relaxed dress code” as part of its benefits. Office job. How backwards do you have to be to see that as a competitive modern benefit.
FinancialRavioli
I can count on two fingers the number of times I've worn a suit to an office in the last 17 years.
Twice.
Each time for an interview.
Foxsayy
Even suits are often too dressed up for interviews these days.
SillySnowFox
Last time I wore a suit it was a wedding. I hated it. Suits suck.
Senguie
I don’t even do that for interviews, now mind you I do take out my ear piercing and wear less rings, but I wear a T-shirt, jeans and sneakers.
I am Dutch and an mechanical engineer so that helps with the whole “dress as you want” thing
Fryfryfryfry
I only put on "normal" trousers and a plain black t-shirt for interviews rather then the typical cargo trousers and shirt with a print on it. Oh and I'll also try to tame my beard. Then again as a software engineer I could probably rock up in cargo trousers and with a shirt of my favourite band and still get the job
Senguie
I’m a metal head. I wear metal stuff. I’m turning 33 this year, took me a while but being myself feels better than wearing a polo
Fryfryfryfry
Yay a fellow metal head :D. I also feel a lot more comfortable now that I express myself more and don't feel like I have to hide or deny myself anymore. Took me a while to get to that point too, and perhaps I could lean into it more, but I'm comfortable with how things are at the moment
InfocalypseRising
Work didn't count back then unless you were miserable while doing it
Crowlands
What's changed?
Other than making all the people Out of work miserable too?
FlippedOut
Collective refusal makes change. If 75% of your workforce refuses to dress up to see each other, then it stops being a thing. Especially when they make it to management.
ElvenTroll1121
75 percent of us should just stop going then
IraqiWalker
That was a big change actually. It forced a dynamic change to lessen the misery at work if even a little so people can tolerate it as a different flavor of suck, separate from the rest of life.
nitaroyal
TOO true!!
dudethisbetternotbetaken
School staff dress code is much different now as well. I can just wear a henley and pants that aren't jeans, or cargo shorts if it's reasonably warm. I can pay a dollar every Friday to wear jeans and a t-shirt, and all the money goes to a scholarship fund for our students.
DdCno1
My school never had a dress code for as long as it existed, neither for teachers nor students. I found an old yearbook from the '70s once and one teacher that I only ever knew with very little hair left sported the most gigantic and round afro back then. Comically huge, like another moon ginormous.
dudethisbetternotbetaken
I'm not sure if my district has had a strict code in the past, but traditionally in my general area it was expected for teachers to dress up in more formal attire. Now, it's very different. I can wear a t-shirt and it's perfectly fine as long as there's nothing inappropriate for school on it.
Cabreza
I wish. I wear dress shirts for my job and there’s no such thing ass as a wrinkle free dress shirt no matter how much stores try to say otherwise.
Batpuddin
Wear sweaters or vests on top of your shirt, I did that for two years and it works
IraqiWalker
I use a steamer to fix the wrinkles. However, in truth, your best friend and best bet at not worrying about wrinkles is to literally wear something on top of your shirt.
technofiend
Not sure if it's still a service offered, but back when I had to wear dress shirts, I had the laundry add extra starch. It helped.
NotTakenImgurAccountName
Make sure to not tumble dry them and stretch out any wrinkles before hanging them to dry. The result will be a ready to wear shirt fit for work!
doppelfisch
My method has been that, even if I disregard all the other laundry for later, the moment the dryer is done, I take the dress shirts out, give 'em a shake to unfurl, and hang them back up (if you hang them) right away. They only wrinkle if allowed to stay wadded up.
Kitehammer
Just get them dry-cleaned and starched, it's like $1/shirt and you can wear them twice if you hang them back up.
cardinal29
It's actually laundering. Dry cleaning is a different process offered by those shops. I haven't paid $1 a shirt in several years.
psugab
Right? And "wrinkle release" on my fancy dryer is more "make clothes damp and the wrong temperature."
kingtyrion
Let them dry on a hanger as soon as they are finished in the washer. Did this for a place where they demanded we wore ironed dress shirts. They provided the shirts, so no biggy. But you could tell when the boss did the laundry.
Alozar
Personally none of my dress shirts have wrinkle problems as long as I hang them immediately out of the dryer
fudgycurmudgeon
Yeah, but like who actually fucking cares if your shirt is wrinkly?
420supercoolusername69
There’s levels to wrinkly. Certain types of wrinkly look sloppy af
goodtimehadbyall
Employers and customers in a white collar environment. A type of job you've apparently never had.
SecretCatPolicy
No, they don't care. Employers pretend they care, because they don't understand that 'looking professional' is about appearing competent, which ironed shirts have almost negative association with. Professionals who actually know what they're doing and work hard get sweaty and rumpled. Customers don't care in the slightest unless they are arseholes, and your business is better off without them.
Cabreza
I will. I’m not going to wear a sloppy dress shirt to work.
SecretCatPolicy
Why not? It doesn't matter.
Erdanya
In many corporate settings you may not always explicitly need a suit anymore, but it's *definitely* often still business casual, not to mention in sales or business relations.
And lord help you if you work for an Asian firm.
fudgycurmudgeon
That is not an answer to my question.
SecretCatPolicy
I worked in Japan for 10 years. Bought an iron early on. stopped using it inside 3 months. Wrinkly is fine if you actually get shit done. Nobody who matters cares. If you care, by definition, you don't matter.
SkeksiLady
Silly. This post is not implying millennials have fixed the need to iron wrinkled clothes. Rather that millennials don't give AF
Fanner50
Don’t get wrinkles to begin with.
Once you take shirts out of washer, put in dryer for ~5 minutes on high, remove and put on hanger.
Yes, these are no-iron cotton shirts.
Shirts will also last a lot longer.
annonymouse211
So use a handheld steamer. It's faster and easier than an iron unless you're trying to create pleats.
Jonexe
Tell me more. I assume this will work fine on polos, t-shirts, and what not?
milliechtwn
After working in retail clothes stores. This! 5 second pass on a hanger (or your hand, if you're careful about the whole steam burn thing).
mouthfullofpebbles
Another very useful tip on the steam theme: hang your garments in the shower when you're taking one, if the wrinkles are not extreme it gets them out, and freshens it up at the same time. Often you don't even have to bring out either steamer or iron! And if you have a lot of clothes that needs seeing to, hang them all over a bucket of hot water (or the tub if you have one), and they do most of the work themselves.
ashaliel
thanks for this tip! i have one dress shit i own, and didn't wanna buy an iron just for it.
Cabreza
I’ll need to look into this. Can it do collars well?
annonymouse211
They won't get a starchy crisp look but the like roll-up-corner thing collars do will relax back into shape.
VolcanoHerder
It might not be better if you don't already own one, but a hair straightener will go a LONG way to clean up front pockets, collars, and that seam area where the front buttons are. When I travel for business I bring a steamer and use my hair straightener for getting sharp collars. Easier than using the hotel provided iron.
milliechtwn
Hair straightener ftw as well!
ShaunWaterman
I used to work Fine Dining and it was suits everyday. Steamer saved me ages versus Ironing.
Jatenffxiv
Ugh, fine dining, The fucking clientele can be such .miserable assholes.
milliechtwn
Been there. Moved to beer and wings. Better tips, less work.
Jatenffxiv
I moved to managing a repair shop. Lucky enough to have pretty cool customers though.
Eleshar24
So...?
nitaroyal
Broadcloth shirts in a poly/cotton blend. Really hard to find for women, but JCPenney has them for men...Stafford brand. Took years of trying to find them! (And not a lot of color variety, but it beats the hell out of ironing!)
Tootsie1
I'm a curvy woman, I buy the tailored men's shirts. There's no law that says we can't wear men's shirts & vice versa.
zagibu
The ocean thanks you for the microplastics.
Cabreza
If we’re going there, so does my body.
BradPittsUglyCuz
Maybe your dress shirts aren't cheap enough quality, I have $15-$20 Goodfellow (Target brand) shirts that get washed with shorts, jeans, and gym clothes. Comes out of the dryer and gets hung up (semi) immediately, I have no issues with wrinkles thankfully. I was Navy, we got woken up in the middle of the night to take turns ironing our uniforms in basic training, I'll never touch another iron if I can help it.
CakeShapedPie
This is your reminder to check your gig line
JCBalance
Lol I still have a scar on my hand from ironing in the dark during boot camp. 2004
bwizzle360
Great Lakes in 2002 here…my wife still doesn’t believe we had to iron socks and underwear..
JCBalance
Had to get those neat stacks for rack inspections.