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[00:16.11]Did  you  see  the  way
[00:17.713]that  Brian  come  to  work  yesterday
[00:19.374]Ever  since
[00:20.882]he  come  back  from  that  comference  in  Silicon  Valley
[00:23.657]he's  been  coming  to  work  dressed
[00:25.337]in  jeans  and  sweatshirts
[00:26.458]It's  like  he's  decide  to  make  himself
[00:29.196]at  home  in  his  office
[00:31.153]I  don't  know  how  long
[00:32.551]it'll  take  before  the  management
[00:34.129]talks  to  him  about  it
[00:36.01]He  was  really  influenced
[00:37.59]by  the  way  they  do  things  on  the  west  coast
[00:39.838]I  guess  the  working  atmosphere
[00:41.161]is  a  lot  more  relaxed  and  casual  in  California
[00:44.529]It  comes  from  the  information
[00:46.226]technology  industry
[00:48.120]there  isn't  such  a  large
[00:49.620]division  between  home  and  office
[00:51.832]so  people  want  to  work  in  the  clothes
[00:54.433]they  feel  most  relaxed  in
[00:56.17]Maybe  so
[00:56.770]but  it  seems  kind  of  strange
[00:59.209]with  the  rest  of  us
[01:00.519]in  white  shirts  dark  suits  and  ties
[01:02.893]It's  not  as  bad  as  that
[01:04.905]We  are  allowed  to  wear
[01:06.989]more  casual  jackets  and  trousers
[01:09.258]Besides
[01:09.581]didn't  you  hear
[01:10.913]what  Brain  found  on  his  desk  this  moring
[01:14.337]What's  that
[01:15.841]Management  decide  to
[01:16.893]give  him  four  brand  new  white  shirts
[01:19.586]That's  their  way  of  telling  him
[01:22.153]that  this  new  style  of  dressing  down
[01:24.53]is  not  quite  acceptable
[01:38.678]Even  if  our  company  didn't  have  a  dress  code,
[01:41.344]I  still  think  people  would  wear  formal  clothing  to  work.
[01:43.594]I  wouldn't  be  so  sure
[01:46.824]Pleplo  want  to  wear  what  they  feel  most  comfortable  in.
[01:50.192]Maybe  that's  ture  for  some  position,
[01:53.384]but  I  think  the  marketing  and  sales  staff
[01:55.866]would  definitely  not  agree.
[01:58.148]They  dress  for  sucess!
[02:00.168]You  can't  go  out  on  a  sales  call
[02:02.618]if  you  are  dressed  in  jeans.
[02:04.593]It's  just  not  respectful  to  your  clients.
[02:07.440]I  think  what  you  wear  is  so  overrated.
[02:09.384]I  would  rather  have  a  down-to-earth,
[02:12.529]honest  and  solid  sales  person  than  a  painted,
[02:15.312]patent  leather,designer  suit  salesman.
[02:18.242]It's  not  as  simple  as  that.
[02:20.866]People  judge  you  by  your  appearence,
[02:23.120]whether  you  like  it  or  not.
[02:25.399]So  dressing  professional  is  being  professional.
[02:28.275]The  image  that
[02:29.212]you  portray  to  other  is  so  important  in  business.
[02:32.808]It  is  your  image  and  how  others  perceive  you  that
[02:35.992]makes  the  difference  between  landing  or  loosing  a  sle.
[02:39.568]Maybe  you're  right,
[02:41.192]but  I'll  take  my  sneakers  and  jeans  any  day!