Clothing also alters the way people treat you, obviously. That changes the way you perceive the world, even if you're mindful of the effect. I've never been on

Clothing also alters the way people treat you, obviously. That changes the way you perceive the world, even if you're mindful of the effect. I've never been one who minded rolling my sleeves up when needed, but I can recall several instances of both: Why it is an advantage to be dressed "nicely" and, why it isn't. Working in a field service position (attendance at the office was required) at a medium-sized company where much of the manufacturing was done in-house, I noticed that if you were the nicest dressed technician, that you would rarely be recruited for any dirty jobs that came up. Working in the engineering dep't for the same company, if you dressed well and kept your work area neat, salespeople would often parade clients through your area, disturbing you.