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I am the polar opposite of you, apparently. I work from home, and there's no guarantee I'll even be wearing a shirt on any particular day (provided it's warm e

I am the polar opposite of you, apparently. I work from home, and there's no guarantee I'll even be wearing a shirt on any particular day (provided it's warm enough). I enjoy the bleed over of work and home life -- I work all the time anyway and enjoy my work, so being at home just allows me to create a work life balance that works for me. When I'm not doing work for my job, I'm doing work for side projects, non-profits I volunteer for, local activism, or work in my garden or on the fixer upper next door my partner and I own. I dress much the same every day -- casually as appropriate for the weather. In the winter that means corduroys, flannel shirts, and several wool sweaters. In the summer it means as little as possible - no shirt and thai fisherman pants are not uncommon. I'll put on a shirt if I have to jump on video. This life style works really well for me. I've been at it for 5 years now and I really love it. And I'm very productive. To each their own shrug.

devmunchies 9y ago
I'm curious, do you occasionally try dressing up before working? There is a definite placebo affect when you dress up.
- dbingham 9y ago
  Nope. I don't really own any formal wear and I've always kind of hated it. I don't think I would get a similar placebo effect to you, because I have very different associations with it. I think, for me, it would be uncomfortable, awkward, and distracting. That's how I felt about it the one job I did have to dress up for (and my coworkers gave me crap for just how barely dressed up I was... just barely inside the lines of the dress code). Sometimes I'll go to a coworking space or a cafe when I need that sort of kick in the butt change of environment. But for the most part, I need as comfortable and familiar an environment as possible in order to get in the zone.
  - Pica_soO 9y ago
    More than 5 minutes a day thought on clothing and what others wear show that one has idle time to spare- and can not use that for something really productive. It might be different for sales, but for problem-solving, stability and familiarity in the environment (clothing) are most important.

devmunchies 9y ago

I'm curious, do you occasionally try dressing up before working? There is a definite placebo affect when you dress up.

dbingham 9y ago
Nope. I don't really own any formal wear and I've always kind of hated it. I don't think I would get a similar placebo effect to you, because I have very different associations with it. I think, for me, it would be uncomfortable, awkward, and distracting. That's how I felt about it the one job I did have to dress up for (and my coworkers gave me crap for just how barely dressed up I was... just barely inside the lines of the dress code). Sometimes I'll go to a coworking space or a cafe when I need that sort of kick in the butt change of environment. But for the most part, I need as comfortable and familiar an environment as possible in order to get in the zone.
- Pica_soO 9y ago
  More than 5 minutes a day thought on clothing and what others wear show that one has idle time to spare- and can not use that for something really productive. It might be different for sales, but for problem-solving, stability and familiarity in the environment (clothing) are most important.