Comment Looking the part (Score 1) 816
Yes, you are programmers (sys admins, network admins etc etc), and yes, you have different job functions then the other people in your company. That does not mean that you can be a slob. You are not indespensible. You are not irreplacable. I dont have to take your BFOH attitude and your grubby 'Chix Dig Linux' t shirts. In the dot-com days you could swing your weight around and move from company to company, but now isnt that case anymore.
You are at your job, you should treat it like a job. Keep your shoes on. There is no proof to the 'dressing casual increases productivity.' So dress neat, dress clean, and do your job. The problem is that the stereo typical image of a IT geek isnt a guy in jeans comabts and an iron t shirt but instead someone with cheetos stains and a 3 day havent showered funk. If that perception were otherwise, the situation would be drastically different.
In fact there have been some cases to prove that similar dress and dress codes INCREASE resiliance in the face of a problem.
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id =3 067&t=organizations&sid=0&pid=0
And please, I dont care if you are casual dress or not, use deoderant.
You are at your job, you should treat it like a job. Keep your shoes on. There is no proof to the 'dressing casual increases productivity.' So dress neat, dress clean, and do your job. The problem is that the stereo typical image of a IT geek isnt a guy in jeans comabts and an iron t shirt but instead someone with cheetos stains and a 3 day havent showered funk. If that perception were otherwise, the situation would be drastically different.
In fact there have been some cases to prove that similar dress and dress codes INCREASE resiliance in the face of a problem.
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?i
And please, I dont care if you are casual dress or not, use deoderant.
