In NYC it's absolutely not expected or normal to wear a suit for a software engineering interview.
Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst
by acjohnson55 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @09:43PM
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Yeah, in most places, it would mark you as earnest, at best, and naive, at worst.
Nor in Baltimore.
Re:Personal Statement of a CIA Analyst
by kwhitefoot on Monday October 08, 2018 @02:05PM
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The last time I wore a suit I was sixteen. That was 1971. Had to wear a tie at Mullard in Southampton, left in 1983 and haven't worn a tie since. Had a number of jobs as an electronics designer and software developer since in the UK and Norway. I just turn up to interviews neatly and quietly dressed. As far as I can tell my attire was of no consequence.
> would find routine polygraphs stressful
What I would find intolerable is the persistence of the practice despite polygraphs being bullshit. I can't work for higher-ups that I don't respect, because I'm constitutionally unable to conceal my contempt. And it would be impossible to respect higher-ups that required regular polygraphs.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=xZzJzihfCCQC < A machiavellian approach to men's fashion
Consider...on the east coast, interview suits are the norm. Even for a coding job where you will never wear a suit, it is reasonable to wonder why a candidate refused to wear a suit for an interview. West coast, though, the reverse is true. I had quite the culture shock coming from a govt job on the east coast to a Seattle coding job.
I have anxiety and would find routine polygraphs stressful...but I also hate annual performance reviews and enjoy my 1:1s with managers. I'm sure others might look at my life and wonder why I choose certain issues as important and others as trivial.
So while I have the same reactions as you when PERSONALLY considering the named job, I'm less inclined to snap judge the author as "so willing to grab their ankles"