KUALA LUMPUR: In a tweet that's gone viral, netizens are lambasting the Exchange 106 skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur over its seemingly 'over-the-top' dress code.
Netizen @saifyakhtar's post, which garnered 243,100 views and 680 retweets, exposed the building's management notice, sparking a social media storm.
The notice, issued by Mulia Property Development Sdn Bhd general manager Patrick Honan said the dress code was in accordance with the building's tenant handbook.
The Tenant Handbook's Section G: Rules and Regulation (Page 21, Item 44) has drawn the most ire.
The guideline instructs tenants to enforce strict office wear or smart casual dress code, seemingly leaving no room for laid-back attire like slippers, shorts, or tank tops.
The said regulation stated: We encourage Tenants to ensure their employees, visitors, and guests respect suitable office wear or smart casual Dress Code as applicable for a Premium Grade A commercial office building.
"Attire such as slippers, shorts, tank tops, etc, are not considered appropriate. Management reserves the right to seek to restrict access to common areas where attire is not deemed appropriate.
"I share this reminder so that you can assist us in continuing to present Exchange 106 as the most premium corporate address in Malaysia," the notice stated.
Critics online have wasted no time ridiculing the "Premium Grade A" building's stringent policies, with user @jackson_llk quipping: "I thought Premium A Grade is only used to describe eggs or beef."
Meanwhile, user @tigerbhaiz hilariously foresaw a future clash when the skyscraper welcomes a premium-grade restaurant as its tenant.
While some defend the management's rights to set their own rules, others find the regulations ridiculous.
User @0x__Darren expressed curiosity about the enforceability of such rules in other Premium Grade A buildings.
"It's pretty ridiculous, but if tenants signed the agreement and didn't read the Terms and Conditions, it is within the rights of the building manager, I guess.
"Curious about what other examples of Premium Grade A buildings are and whether such rules are even enforceable," user @0x__Darren said.
