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Can be important for anyone with client contact. Even if you don't care what people wear, external clients will react differently depending on what you wear. It
by dx034 9y ago
Can be important for anyone with client contact. Even if you don't care what people wear, external clients will react differently depending on what you wear. It could be that you specifically don't want to wear suit to give the impression that you're a dynamic start-up but in the end clothing always matters.
- protomyth 9y agoDepending on your position it might also be different for different clients. My friend kept a suit at work in case they had to meet with the feds or a bank. If I ever wore a suit to work, my coworkers would be wondering what was wrong or who was visiting.
- dx034 9y agoExactly, being overdressed can be as bad as underdressed. If everyone expects you to wear jeans and t-shirt, a suit can be as damaging as not wearing one when you're expected to.
- hinkley 9y agoI worked with a guy who had been at this place forever. He would show up in a suit and take long lunches whenever he wanted a raise. And it worked.
- emodendroket 9y agoProgrammer is rarely a client-facing role and I think the odds that someone overdressed can successfully dress down, if requested, are a little bit better than the opposite.