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I actually enjoy fashion and try to dress well when the time is right, but coming from a farming background, you dress like a slob because you're going to come
by randomdata 15y ago
I actually enjoy fashion and try to dress well when the time is right, but coming from a farming background, you dress like a slob because you're going to come home covered in dirt, grease and who knows what else. As such, dressing up for work, even if it is in an office, seems pretty silly to me. Work is about getting stuff done, not looking pretty. Save the dress up for social occasions outside of the workplace.
- cschneid 15y agoClothing is a symbol, and shortcut. A guy in a nicely tailored suit in the business meeting shows that they care about details, are successful enough already to have the suit, etc, etc. Shortcuts are important to social interactions, and outside physical labor, much of work is social interactions. (yes, even in software).
- protomyth 15y agoI agree, clothing is a symbol. Make sure the symbol you want to project is the one the people you are dealing with will take away is the same. A guy is a nicely tailored suit might be assumed to be just another hustler in a long line of hustlers to some people.
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- jleader 15y agoMy father liked to remind me that neckties, jewelery, and any sort of loose or dangling clothing are very bad ideas around rotating machinery!