Office dress code has been trending more casual for years, and the pandemic helped turn athleisure and sweatpants into business casual. And now, there’s a growing debate around one practice long thought to be standard for anyone wishing to look presentable and professional: ironing.

In fact, many people on social media are saying they never iron anything—whether it’s work clothes or otherwise.

“For science, how many of you still own an iron—the one for taking wrinkles out of clothing—AND know how to use it?” one Threads user recently asked.

It’s a sentiment others have shared online from TikTok to Facebook. Naturally, the replies were divided.

“I use mine weekly and I can’t imagine how anyone can look as though they haven’t just rolled out of bed without one,“ one user replied.

“Do I

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