Can you wear shorts to work? WSJ survey says yes. But put those sandals away! Most say they're 'never OK.'

It might have been OK to wear shorts and sandals when you were working from the beach during pandemic times, but if you're returning to the office, is this attire OK? The Wall Street Journal surveyed people to ask.Kevin Key/Slworking/Getty Images

• Is it OK to wear shorts to work? How about ball caps? The WSJ did a big survey to find out.
• They survey focused on what's considered acceptable for men to wear to the office.

The pandemic rewrote the rules of when, where, and how we work by shifting us from five days in the office to remote work in vacation rentals, "hush trips," and building houses with "Zoom rooms."

So how have our attitudes to workwear — especially men's fashion — changed as a result?

The Wall Street Journal decided to ask people across generations: The publication commissioned a survey on attitudes towards men's workwear. What's acceptable, and what's not, in today's office? Here are some of the results: