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> Back when I ran Zortech, which was privately held, we gave each employee a cut of the monthly sales. That’s really awesome man, I wish you’d started with tha

• WalterBright 4y ago
  We also demanded that employees could wear whatever they wanted in the office, but when meeting a customer, they had to wear a suit. This caused some grumbling, which we dug into, and found they were simply reluctant to buy a suit. So we paid for their suits. And ... they loved them! They were really proud of their suits (for many it was their very first one) and enjoyed visiting customers with them on. Our customers liked it, too, and would remark that no other tech company representative would wear one. They took it as a mark of respect for the customers, as tech representatives usually were slobs. It was a big win for us, and a fun way to differentiate us from our competitors. The conventional wisdom is one's dress doesn't matter, but in my experience it makes a big difference.