NONTRADITIONAL HAIR COLOR, TATS OK AT WORK.

Organizations have loosened up over the past decade. True, certain behaviors still are frowned upon, the most common being using foul language (54%), bringing pets to the office (51%), and displaying political signs or messages (48%), but about one-third of companies now see no problem with employees donning visible tattoos (35%), casual attire (34%), and nontraditional hair colors (33%), indicate 91 % of senior managers surveyed by global staffing firm Accountemps, Menlo Park, Calif.

Managers who say the workplace has become more relaxed cited looser societal standards (59%) and companies catering to younger professionals (52%) as the top reasons for the shift.

* One in three employers say having nontraditional piercings (33%) and using casual language or emojis in emails (30%) were problematic in the past, but now are acceptable.

* Roughly two in five respondents report that playing music without headphones (41%) and streaming sports events (39%) remain office no-nos.

* In addition to exhibiting political decor at work (48%), senior managers say streaming political events...