Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to...
by lmm on Sunday December 11, 2022 @10:40PM
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You said:
> please don't think less of me as a human because of what I choose to wear.
But doesn't:
> dressing in a suit gets in the way of getting work done. It subtly conveys "I'm too important to get my hands dirty, I'll leave the grunt work to the grunts."
mean that you think less of others because of what they choose to wear?
Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to...
by LeifCarrotson on Monday December 12, 2022 @09:49AM
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Only because it affects the ability to accomplish our shared goals. If we're sitting in an office at keyboards, and you want to wear a suit, go right ahead! A woman in heels in an environment that ought to have steel-toed boots, or a hoodie wearer in an office whose hygiene is so poor that the smell affects those around them, both impact things that are actually important.
But when those personal choices are immaterial, whether choosing to over- or under-dress, they shouldn't affect what I think of others or what others think of me.
Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to...
by SoftTalker on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:01PM
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I didn't say it but I was talking in the context of a standard office setting that most of us probably work in.
Some of those things are choices that matter and should impact your respect for someone else. Some are not, do not, and should not.
Personally, as a controls engineer who frequents messy manufacturing facilities, dressing in a suit gets in the way of getting work done. It subtly conveys "I'm too important to get my hands dirty, I'll leave the grunt work to the grunts." That kind of unwillingness to do whatever's required to get the job done is a point against those folks in my circles. I do understand that people who come to work in a suit may have different struggles vying for status and trying to send the right social signals in conference rooms, and I don't envy them those tasks - but please don't think less of me as a human because of what I choose to wear.