Never. Only times I wore a tie was when I was in the Navy when the Ministry of Defense decided to make us wear a green tri-service uniform that made us Navy people look like Air Force personnel.
I haven't worn a noose since my parents 50th anniversary. I so hate those things. I had a job once where I was required to wear a tie. That thing made me feel like I was being strangled.
IMO a man has to be bonkers to wear a tie that goes around the neck. It is a handle for drunks to grab you. I used to buy clip-ons at Salvation Army so I could put Christmas ties on the clips.
That is a fun project. You straighten a coat hanger and use it to turn the tie inside out. Then you cut a section out of the middle, sew it together, turn it right side out and wrap it around the clip. That is how I got a Christian Dior clip-on tie.
Nobody can tell you are wearing a clip-on without digging under your collar to look.
I don't like men in Ties......I much prefer men Tie'd .......Some how it's just safer ..... I also love the great American expression "Heel Dog" ...it has such a lovely Ring to it.........
Now sit Randy ,sit..... Youre a good boy really....just a bit stroppy at times. :(
Weddings and funerals. I last wore one on my first day in my current job. I soon discovered that despite being an office environment, the dress code is pretty relaxed.