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> Sneakers have no place in a professional environment. Tell that to Billy G, Stevie J, and just about every programmer that works for IBM, Microsoft, Apple, I
by foobarbazqux 13y ago
> Sneakers have no place in a professional environment.
Tell that to Billy G, Stevie J, and just about every programmer that works for IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, and Google. I'm guessing you don't really know that many programmers that work at mainly tech companies.
- peterwwillis 13y agoMany tech companies do not have a professional environment.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoIsn't a professional simply somebody who is paid wages? Isn't a professional environment simply the typical environment in which a given class of professionals chooses or prefers to work? Are there professional garbage truck drivers?
- peterwwillis 13y agoYes, yes, yes. Many tech companies don't have the kind of environment professionals like to work in, because they foster an environment so casual it borders on 4th of july drunken barbeque.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoWhy would a company have an environment that its employees didn't like to work in? Or did you mean employees from other companies?
- peterwwillis 13y agoWhy would it have that environment? Usually mismanagement, but also the culture that becomes ingrained from the company's inception. The problem is when the culture is so slanted towards certain behaviors that they go a little too far and become problematic.
- dbecker 13y agoIf you take that point of view, than all of this advice about how to dress in a professional environment is irrelevant to most of us.
- peterwwillis 13y agoEven if you work in an environment which borders on unprofessional, dressing this way has many benefits. People will regularly comment on how good you look. They'll take you more seriously. You'll gain a little more confidence and pride in properly accomplishing a given style. And you can use it for the rest of your life, until the point at which your centuries-old duds go out of style (which probably won't be in our lifetime). Other people in your workplace may notice this and make an effort to clean themselves up a bit, too, which may affect their interpersonal skills and work ethic. No guarantees, but it can't hurt. Oh, and ladies go crazy over well-fitting clothes, especially suits.