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Everything about this is so overdone for 2018. I understand you should be a bit on the conservative side and not do outright stupid things (flip flops for e.g.)

Everything about this is so overdone for 2018. I understand you should be a bit on the conservative side and not do outright stupid things (flip flops for e.g.) but this is just too much. (I had a hardcore Oracle guy once walk in when I was at a Bank - there was a product issue nobody was able to solve. This person had a pony tail, white t-shirt, blue jeans and sports shoes. Charged a ton of money for his 3 days and by the time he was gone things were measurably better off. Nobody was minding his attire - and it was 8 years ago.)

_0nac 9y ago
Oddly enough, in stuffy industries not adhering to the dress code is a strong social signal that you're good enough to be able to flaunt it. I used to work in telecoms consulting, which is fairly buttoned up: usually dress shirts, slacks and nice shoes, although us engineers were permitted to dispose of the tie and open the top button. But the best engineer in my company -- the guy who'd be flown in by private jet when needed because the billing systems were dropping $1m/hour on the floor -- maintained a steady uniform of ripped jeans, ratty T-shirts and permanent 3-day stubble, and the clients would always fall over themselves with gratefulness when he showed up. Not because of what he wore, of course, but because he was "the real deal" and very good at actually fixing problems, instead of talking about them.
- cperciva 9y ago
  Oddly enough, in stuffy industries not adhering to the dress code is a strong social signal that you're good enough to be able to flaunt it. This is classic countersignalling behaviour: By refusing to pay the cost (financial, time, and comfort) of dressing up, you're communicating that you're not afraid of being mistaken for an interloper. permanent 3-day stubble I really want to know how to do this. My stubble goes from 0-day to 1-day to 2-day to 3-day and then back to 0-day...
  - pheldagryph 9y ago
    > > permanent 3-day stubble > I really want to know how to do this. My stubble goes from 0-day to 1-day to 2-day to 3-day and then back to 0-day... I achieve variable-length shaven-stubble with "Amazon: Panasonic Beard and Mustache Trimmer and Hair Clipper for Men". Once-over with the main clipper (sans attachment) is like a 2/3 day (but it looks a little uneven), and then the mustache trimmer to achieve a 1/2-day. Avoiding zero-days is a priority of mine, also, so I felt compelled to share. Good luck!
    - nscalf 9y ago
      To ride on this, I get pretty consistent results similar to this with hair clippers from Walmart and the smallest attachment they come with. I didn't even really think about it, but I'll probably get a "Beard and Mustache Trimmer" as my next one. If you're in an urgent need for a 3-day beard, a trip to Walmart and 3 days will do it.
  - jackcviers3 9y ago
    Get a beard trimmer with attachment #0 or #1.
  - forgotpassagan 9y ago
    It's easy, just use a clipper on the lowest setting instead of an actual shaver
cafard 9y ago
Now I think of it John something--Beresniewicz--who had written a book or two on Oracle, used to turn up at conferences with a pony tail (or perhaps braid) to the small of his back. He was neatly dressed, but not formally.

_0nac 9y ago

Oddly enough, in stuffy industries not adhering to the dress code is a strong social signal that you're good enough to be able to flaunt it. I used to work in telecoms consulting, which is fairly buttoned up: usually dress shirts, slacks and nice shoes, although us engineers were permitted to dispose of the tie and open the top button. But the best engineer in my company -- the guy who'd be flown in by private jet when needed because the billing systems were dropping $1m/hour on the floor -- maintained a steady uniform of ripped jeans, ratty T-shirts and permanent 3-day stubble, and the clients would always fall over themselves with gratefulness when he showed up. Not because of what he wore, of course, but because he was "the real deal" and very good at actually fixing problems, instead of talking about them.

cperciva 9y ago
Oddly enough, in stuffy industries not adhering to the dress code is a strong social signal that you're good enough to be able to flaunt it. This is classic countersignalling behaviour: By refusing to pay the cost (financial, time, and comfort) of dressing up, you're communicating that you're not afraid of being mistaken for an interloper. permanent 3-day stubble I really want to know how to do this. My stubble goes from 0-day to 1-day to 2-day to 3-day and then back to 0-day...
- pheldagryph 9y ago
  > > permanent 3-day stubble > I really want to know how to do this. My stubble goes from 0-day to 1-day to 2-day to 3-day and then back to 0-day... I achieve variable-length shaven-stubble with "Amazon: Panasonic Beard and Mustache Trimmer and Hair Clipper for Men". Once-over with the main clipper (sans attachment) is like a 2/3 day (but it looks a little uneven), and then the mustache trimmer to achieve a 1/2-day. Avoiding zero-days is a priority of mine, also, so I felt compelled to share. Good luck!
  - nscalf 9y ago
    To ride on this, I get pretty consistent results similar to this with hair clippers from Walmart and the smallest attachment they come with. I didn't even really think about it, but I'll probably get a "Beard and Mustache Trimmer" as my next one. If you're in an urgent need for a 3-day beard, a trip to Walmart and 3 days will do it.
- jackcviers3 9y ago
  Get a beard trimmer with attachment #0 or #1.
- forgotpassagan 9y ago
  It's easy, just use a clipper on the lowest setting instead of an actual shaver

cafard 9y ago

Now I think of it John something--Beresniewicz--who had written a book or two on Oracle, used to turn up at conferences with a pony tail (or perhaps braid) to the small of his back. He was neatly dressed, but not formally.