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What many don't realize is that i goes both ways. They might be dressed nicer than us, but I'm going to assume they're sleazy salesmen like just about everyone
by flukus 9y ago
What many don't realize is that i goes both ways. They might be dressed nicer than us, but I'm going to assume they're sleazy salesmen like just about everyone else that still wears a suit. I'll assume that no one half way competent works at the company, because we work in a competitive industry and the best people have options to work in better environments.
I'm sure most of us here have worked with enough useless consultancies to know that there is no correlation between dress and ability. It's not even a class symbol anymore, the biggest group of people that wear suits to work are in retail these days.
- mc32 9y agoWhen you say suit, do you include sports jackets/blazers? I ask because I do see a few people who choose to wear those as a fashion statement. It's not something super popular, but you see it here and there.
- astura 9y agoUm... Some people like dressing up for work and feel professional attire gives them confidence.
- pliftkl 9y agoThis has always been important to me, and it's one of the ways that I mentally distinguish my "I'm going to go out and be professional" me from my "I'd rather not be working" me. When I tie my tie, I'm thinking about my customers and my employer. When my tie comes off, I don't think about them anymore.
- newfoundglory 9y agoSo you know there's no correction between dress and ability but you're going to assume that people who wear suits are bad at their job? Seems like a poorly supported assumption.
- flukus 9y agoYou're right, correlation was not the right word to use, perhaps "positive correlation" would have fit better?. I have found a correlation between dress code and competence, places that focus on the former can't afford to be picky with the latter in such a competitive market. The more talented can usually get paid just as well at more relaxed companies.
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