You know how you can be certain that wasn't me? I would wear a complete suit for a presentation. Probably Hugo Boss or Perry Ellis.

I do hate to wear a tie. Maybe it was me!

You'd know it wasn't him as soon as the presentation glossed over Q1 losses but praised an uptick in rubber balloon sales despite a lack of company support for that product.

You'd know it wasn't him as soon as the presentation glossed over Q1 losses but praised an uptick in rubber balloon sales despite a lack of company support for that product.

And there was a DRF on the lecturn instead of notes for his presentation.

Those were, in fact, his notes.

What is it called when it is the tie-less suit? I mean, it was a suit...but without the tie I'm hesitant to call it that. He had everything else going...stark white dress shirt, watch that would cost me a month's gross salary, etc.

watch that would cost me a month's gross salary, etc.

#slowtrack #deadend

Today was actually the day fasttrack has been realized.

It still amazes me that noted workers rights advocate JORR doesn't realize that any non-casual dress code is a way for the elites to control the working man.

Non-casual dress should be for weddings, funerals, and graduations only. You know, actual important events and not coming in to do a powerpoint presentation on industry trends.

Only 4 years later!

Today was actually the day fasttrack has been realized.

If that Powerpoint presentation isn't important, why are we doing it? There is appropriate dress for every occasion.

I don't want my banker wearing khakis and a polo shirt. I don't want my mechanic wearing a tie. I'm sorry you only dress up for dead people and future divorcees.

The powerpoint presentation probably isn't that important.

It still amazes me that noted workers rights advocate JORR doesn't realize that any non-casual dress code is a way for the elites to control the working man.

This would ring a lot more true if the elites didnt dress the same way, but they do mostly

That is a fair point. However, it does have a few differences. The first being that the elites really couldn't get away with an executive dress code that is less strict. They also may be dealing with customers more often, which seems to be the last line of "You have to dress like Don Draper" because that customer demands that you look a certain way.

It's a little different when someone who is making sure that payroll gets sent to the processor is told what to wear. It has to do with how workplaces were pretty much designed to put workers in a certain mindset and control them during the hours they are there to work.

There is a fair amount of subtle soul crushing and turning people into drones when it comes to the American workplace. Forcing them to be in uncomfortable clothes is just one way to help accomplish that. That is why the concept of casual Friday is so funny. On Friday, we can somehow accomplish the goals for the day while not wearing a shirt and tie or a sportcoat! However, the business could not survive if we let people do that on Thursday. Thank you executives! I only have to spend 4/5 days of the week wearing uncomfortable clothing that I can't wait to change out of when I get home! I'm sure my productivity wearing a tie goes up by 7.2% though!

Well, that lets my company off the hook as we have customers popping in and they walk thru the whole office. So even, Goggles in the back with the other accounting nerds need to dress up.

Im gonna sound like Scorehead here, but I dont think that's necessarily a bad thing. You should have some control over those you pay.

I think the expectations of customers are changing though. Hopefully the days are ending where a customer cancels a multimillion dollar deal because they saw a guy in khakis in the break room when they are getting the tour. HOW CAN WE DO BUSINESS WITH A COMPANY LIKE THAT!
Workers, in general, keep on getting screwed. They'll still have control if they allow them to be more comfortable.