Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016)
by alfalfasprout on Thursday December 12, 2019 @12:13PM
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I hate the anti-suit thing in SV. Suits look great, you feel great wearing a good tailored suit, and honestly with so many engineers wearing the "unicorn uniform" of Supreme and Common Projects, it's not like they can't afford a suit anyways.
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> you feel great wearing a good tailored suit,
Maybe if it's 50° F indoors. I agree that there shouldn't be a pointless stigma against some outfit, but there also shouldn't be a pointless requirement to adhere to useless standards.
Jacket can be burdensome, if your shirts fit properly a tie isn't so bad, and, as Neil Stephenson pointed out in the book Cryptonomicon, well fitted dress slacks are actually quite comfortable.
Most people get button up shirts with the neck size a bit small so buttoning them for a tie and it really is unpleasant.
Re:We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016)
by RandallBrown on Thursday December 12, 2019 @01:47PM
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Maybe you feel great wearing a good tailored suit.
I personally find suits uncomfortable, even when they fit well.
But it doesn't matter. Wear what you want. I've worked at a bunch of places where people would wear suits to work sometimes, despite most of the people wearing jeans and a t-shirt. You'll just have to put up with the occasional "Oh, are you interviewing somewhere today?" jokes.