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I went to dinner with a C-level exec in our organization. After dinner, he said: "oh, hey, check out this car with duct tape on the bumper...can you believe it?
by iambateman 7y ago
I went to dinner with a C-level exec in our organization. After dinner, he said: "oh, hey, check out this car with duct tape on the bumper...can you believe it?"
"that's my car, Brian."
"oh, well, it's still hilarious." And he took a picture.
I don't know if the letter on Twitter is true, but I'm 100% sure that story happened to me. People are weird about cars. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- shrimp_emoji 7y agoTo me, a car is like my shoes. It's a utilitarian thing that's meant to brave the worst of the elements, not a showpiece status symbol. But then you could say that about your house paint/lawn, and your HOA will make sure you change your mind... I think it IS valid to reason "maintaining this standard of vanity is a diagnostic signal that you're financially and psychologically sound and socialized and also affects the morale of others around you", kind of like maintaining a neat uniform in the military. But :C
- lnenad 7y agoI am the opposite, I love my car and I hope to drive as many different brands as possible. Most of us are probably going to spend a big portion of their lifetimes in one so why cheap out. It's like a house, you want to make it cozy and arrange the interior to your liking, why should the car be any different when you're spending so much time inside of one?
- r00fus 7y agoThe diagnostic signal is what I was thinking - you want your employees/coworkers not to show signs of neglect for their ride at the very least.
- Zanni 7y agoAssuming the letter is real, it may refer to a job where the quality and care of your car directly reflect your job performance--say if you work at a car dealership, detailer, mechanic, custom finish shop, etc., or if your job requires you to take clients out in your car for any reason.