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The Heretic

The Heretic

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I feel really stupid now but I just turned down an interview because of the dress code - business dress, i.e., suit and tie. Everybody there wears a suit and tie (women wear business dress).

I just couldn't bring myself to do it. :(

It would have been a lot easier if they had said this in the job description. It is very unusual in my industry to require much more than t-shirt and jeans.
 
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littleninja said:
I wouldn't be able to do it either. *solidarity*
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I just came in here because I read most of STGs threads are they are usually very good and I got a bonus...

a new AV from Littleninja to perv on. :D :cattail:
 
What's the industry?

Obviously, it's too late now, but if the standard uniform for your industry is tee shirt and jeans, then it sounds like these guys are more concerned with form than substance. I'm willing to bet there's even more mindless bullshit involved when they make really important decisions.

You probably did right. Align yourself with a company that has more important things to worry about.
 
I have said I wouldn't do it, and it is a lot easier when you can just blow it off up front because you can just rationalize that they wouldn't have gotten back to you anyway. But when they really want you to come in for an interview and it could probably lead to a job, then that is a little bit harder.

I put it out of my mind for the afternoon and then I got the invitation and had to write an email back telling them I had changed my mind. I mean even IBM doesn't require their personnel to wear suit and ties anymore (I think EDS does).

It's also a lot easier to say what you will and won't accept when you *have* a job - a whole different ball of wax when you don't and unemployment benes are running out.
 
The Heretic said:
I have said I wouldn't do it, and it is a lot easier when you can just blow it off up front because you can just rationalize that they wouldn't have gotten back to you anyway. But when they really want you to come in for an interview and it could probably lead to a job, then that is a little bit harder.

I put it out of my mind for the afternoon and then I got the invitation and had to write an email back telling them I had changed my mind. I mean even IBM doesn't require their personnel to wear suit and ties anymore (I think EDS does).

It's also a lot easier to say what you will and won't accept when you *have* a job - a whole different ball of wax when you don't and unemployment benes are running out.
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I completely understand. I'm in graphic design/production and the only time I need to wear a shirt and tie is during a funeral or a wedding. And if I came into work like that, that's exactly what people would think is going on. All the execs do it because they have to, except on casual Fridays. Which is every day for everyone else.

Better to be comfortable in your skin and in your clothes. You'll get the job that's right for you.
 
Colonel Hogan said:
What's the industry?

Obviously, it's too late now, but if the standard uniform for your industry is tee shirt and jeans, then it sounds like these guys are more concerned with form than substance. I'm willing to bet there's even more mindless bullshit involved when they make really important decisions.

You probably did right. Align yourself with a company that has more important things to worry about.
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Not going to say their industry (I don't really want to put that identifying info out there right now). It is a big company well known for what they do, but it isn't a software company. They have a huge IT/IS staff and that is where I would have been working had they offered me a job.

My industry is software.

They are very much concerned about appearance. I am not. I do think there is a certain minimum standard, but a suit/tie is just too much for me - I would be uncomfortable in it - always have been. I grew to hate it as a kid and even later when I bought a tailored suit I only wore it to weddings and funerals.
 
Difficult decision. And one I have also wrestled with. But when you start adding up the cost for purchasing all that clothing, and the dry cleaning bills, the job becomes a lot less attractive. Not even counting the lack of comfort in the fancy clothes. The challenge is the dearth of available jobs out there. Best of luck, H.
 
No suit for you!

I've worked for myself for so long I think I'm unemployable. But I dress fairly casual.

Good luck in the job hunt.

And if all else fails, consult!
 
NewEnglandGirl said:
Difficult decision. And one I have also wrestled with. But when you start adding up the cost for purchasing all that clothing, and the dry cleaning bills, the job becomes a lot less attractive. Not even counting the lack of comfort in the fancy clothes. The challenge is the dearth of available jobs out there. Best of luck, H.
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At my pay rate, a thousand or two a year for a suit is not that big of a deal - it is the comfort. I made a pact with myself when I left the military; no more uniforms. So far this is only the second time this has come up - the first was right after college.

Most of the world is going away from suit and tie - it is really silly anyway.
 
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