told me not to be "so bloody stupid" and do as the company requires and not to risk the job that we need.
That made me laugh
Sometimes other halves just have a way of bringing us back down to earth.
I had been thinking after posting earlier. My ancestors (probably/possibly) fought for their freedom, but that doesn't make me demand that I should be allowed to wear a kilt (or whatever the people in my cultural background used to define themselves - bearskin/grass skirt) to my workplace. Imagine if everyone did that? If the medical team who just helped you with your baby all came in wearing bones thru' their noses & ears, or feathers in their hair etc, etc and a tiny piece of cloth to cover up the parts we don't all need to see, might you have thought this a little odd?
A uniform gives uniformity, if you work in an environment where uniformity is required, self-expression has to find a different outlet.