Honda Coveralls

"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi) 04/14/2015 at 10:33 • Filed to: None

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I was talking with my dad when my parents were visiting last week, and he mentioned that in Honda plants and offices, everybody from the executives to the lowest entry level employee wears the same (white?) coveralls. My dad used to work in the automotive division of his current company (a huge multinational) so he's definitely been to plants, dealt with OEMs, etc, and I'm assuming he isn't lying to me so I'm sure there's some truth to this. I didn't get a chance to ask him more about it though, so does anybody have any additional details/corrections?

Cé hé sin > E. Julius 04/14/2015 at 10:43

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It's a Japanese thing, Nissan do it as well.

Takuro Spirit > E. Julius 04/14/2015 at 11:10

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I know a guy who has a JDM as FUCK hat he got from a Honda engineer that was visiting the dealer he works for.

yamahog > E. Julius 04/14/2015 at 11:48

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Yup, it's for real. Even the engineers in Ohio. My feelings are conflicted... Some days it'd be way quicker easier than actually getting dressed, but I like wearing jeans in the plant and dresses at the office. And I'd probably feel more pressure to actually do all my makeup every day (as opposed to just concealer/eyeliner/mascara) if my face was going to be washed out by an ill-fitting shapeless white jumpsuit.

E. Julius > yamahog 04/14/2015 at 11:54

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Yeah I know a guy who just got hired in as an accountant—never thought he'd be wearing coveralls to work haha. On the plus side, if all you had to do was slip into a jumpsuit you'd probably have a little more time for makeup in the morning. I wonder how often people go into work with nothing on underneath them…

yamahog > E. Julius 04/14/2015 at 12:00

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As I understand it, you show up in your own clothes and grab a jumpsuit once you get there, then return it at the end of the day to get washed. You don't have a set of your own at home.

E. Julius > yamahog 04/14/2015 at 12:42

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Laaaame. It's almost like they're trying to avoid people wearing ridiculous shit underneath them.

yamahog > E. Julius 04/14/2015 at 12:45

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I wore a Motorhead shirt and Daisy Dukes under my gown for high school graduation so I really have no grounds to critique any odd Honda employees ;)

ranwhenparked > E. Julius 04/14/2015 at 22:20

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Are they coveralls? I thought they were a separate jacket and pants?

Either way, it was Soichiro Honda's idea from back in the day, and the company has kept it as part of his legacy. It's supposed to create a feeling of teamwork and camaraderie between all the different departments and divisions, and for the people on the line, they're specifically designed not to have any exposed metal snaps or zippers that could scratch paint or any fabric that could easily get caught in machinery. Soichiro wanted white because he thought it would incentize workers to keep their areas clean and pay more attention to detail.

E. Julius > ranwhenparked 04/15/2015 at 02:18

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I got all this information second hand, so I wouldn't know if they were separate piece or one. Anyways, thanks for the info!