> What it shows, to the other side, is that your priorities are in those places... that you see those things as important... ... or that you were taught it was

> What it shows, to the other side, is that your priorities are in those places... that you see those things as important... ... or that you were taught it was just the way the world works. You can't tell if someone is doing it because they think it is important or because they don't know any better and want to err on the side of caution. Yes, to some degree you should learn about the companies you want to work at and should be able to figure out that showing up in a suit and tie at a webdev shop is probably not necessary. However, there is so much conflicting information from careers sites about what is proper that I cannot fault someone for showing up dressed like that. My other issue is that you are showing the same type of judgment and bias based on appearance that the people who set the pressed collar dress codes do. To them, showing up in jeans and a t-shirt shows lack of attention to detail and appearances that they believe translates to your work. Personally, I couldn't care less what people look like in situations where appearance isn't important, as long as they are publicly decent. You want to show up in a three-piece suit? Fine. You want to show up in shorts and flip-flops? Fine.