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[-] rckclmbr@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A note to programmers: don't "dress up" for any important business or government meeting. I got yelled at once because I was supposed to "look like a programmer" in a sales meeting but I dressed nice

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

I once worked for a place that had "formal fridays". Once saw a dev come in with a top hat, coat and tails.

[-] TechyDad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In my first job out of college, I dressed up in a suit and tie for my first day. I was (nicely) told not to dress like that again and that the office was much more casual.

Of course, this was a technology magazine in the mid-90's so it might have been an exception versus other work places.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Moral of the story, ask your manager how you should dress for that important meeting.

[-] QHC@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

Even better, try to work for managers that give proper direction to the people they supervise, rather than expecting people to be mind-readers.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Well, to be fair, unless you work in very specific industries, a manager usually won't tell you how to dress, but will expect you to know the policy as laid down by HR.

My point was, on a specific meeting-by-meeting basis, if a meeting has particular business importance to it you might want to check with your direct report as to how you should present yourself overall, and not just how you should dress.

But yeah, managers that communicate well to their staff is always a good thing, generally speaking.

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