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You can dress business casual as a programmer, and I don't think anyone judges you (I know plenty of "nerds" who dress business casual). So I'm assuming that wh
by ahomescu1 13y ago
You can dress business casual as a programmer, and I don't think anyone judges you (I know plenty of "nerds" who dress business casual). So I'm assuming that when you say "nicely", you mean suit&tie. As I was reading your comment, one question came to my mind: why? If you work in front of a computer for 8-10 hours a day, and the only people you interact (briefly) are others on your team, what's the point of dressing up? I can see the reason for it in jobs where there's a lot of contact with others (who you need to impress), but that's not the case for programmers.
- _delirium 13y agoDepends on the setting, but in some settings I've felt overdressed and even gotten odd comments when dressing business casual. I interpret that to mean slacks and button shirt, plus sport coat when weather warrants (but not a suit, and probably no tie). Less of an issue in Europe than in the US afaict, although the opposite could be an issue in Europe (wearing shorts to the office is fairly unusual in many countries, even for programmers).