Re:Does tech discriminate against suits?
by tikhonj on Monday October 26, 2015 @02:28PM
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To answer the question: maybe, somewhat? There's a pretty big difference between that and an actual dress code though, which is far worse. Wearing a suit at a tech company might draw a few weird glances or comments, but it won't get you fired outright. Wearing casual clothes at a bank will.
The fact that the culture isn't absolutely, consistently accepting is unfortunate, but it's much better than what came before.
I'm sure a bias exists, but it's subtle. It's the sort of thing that if you expect, you'll see more.
> They smile when the quirky and brilliant hacker wears pajamas and rollerblades to the office, but when they meet the coder in a suit, their polite expressions falter for a second.
Polite expressions faltering? That's the sort of thing you'll find if you're looking for it, whether it's there or not. A person wearing pajamas would have a larger effect in absolute terms; the difference is relative: a tech company would be more accepting of pajamas than you'd expect and less so of suits.
The fact that the culture isn't absolutely, consistently accepting is unfortunate, but it's much better than what came before.
I'm sure a bias exists, but it's subtle. It's the sort of thing that if you expect, you'll see more.
> They smile when the quirky and brilliant hacker wears pajamas and rollerblades to the office, but when they meet the coder in a suit, their polite expressions falter for a second.
Polite expressions faltering? That's the sort of thing you'll find if you're looking for it, whether it's there or not. A person wearing pajamas would have a larger effect in absolute terms; the difference is relative: a tech company would be more accepting of pajamas than you'd expect and less so of suits.