I am a software engineer intern at a small company. My manager and I are going into the office tomorrow to get some work done. Should I dress formally as I normally do, or should I dress casually because we will be the only ones in the office? Any help would be much appreciated.
EDIT: I normally wear dress shirt and dress pants. It is a pretty chill work environment. Casual being jeans and tshirt? (and about 30 sweaters because I live in Canada)
Yes, you'll be more than fine wearing jeans and t-shirt. Very formally dressed up you'll possibly even look a little bit out of place - as you'll see, there is a different atmosphere on a quiet weekend meeting like this, compared to the usual weekdays.
Casual appears a lot more down-to-earth on the weekend, compared to formal, which in your situation, I'd perceive as stiff, if not insecure. Everyone likes it if the tension if off a little bit over the weekend, including (most likely) your manager. It will contribute to a more relaxed atmosphere, which can be helpful in building a positive work relationship.
On a more controversial note, I think you should avoid asking your manager about this. There is no reason to ask. Asking here can be seen as a lack of confidence/independence that you can't even decide for yourself if casual clothing on the weekend is OK. Even if my boss came formally dressed up (maybe, in turn I would find that a little bit weird - "just for me?"), I'm sure my choice would still be seen as reasonable/normal/down-to-earth.
I would ask your manager in this situation.
I wouldn't go fully to t-shirts and jeans, personally, because that implies a degree of slobbiness and thus a lack of professionalism - you might think that you'll be the only ones in the office, but that might not necessarily be true. While you certainly won't go wrong wearing your normal dress shirt and pants, if you wanted to "dress down", you'd probably be better off wearing a polo shirt and khaki or dress pants.
