Did  you  see  the  way
that  Brian  come  to  work  yesterday
Ever  since
he  come  back  from  that  comference  in  Silicon  Valley
he's  been  coming  to  work  dressed
in  jeans  and  sweatshirts
It's  like  he's  decide  to  make  himself
at  home  in  his  office
I  don't  know  how  long
it'll  take  before  the  management
talks  to  him  about  it
He  was  really  influenced
by  the  way  they  do  things  on  the  west  coast
I  guess  the  working  atmosphere
is  a  lot  more  relaxed  and  casual  in  California
It  comes  from  the  information
technology  industry
there  isn't  such  a  large
division  between  home  and  office
so  people  want  to  work  in  the  clothes
they  feel  most  relaxed  in
Maybe  so
but  it  seems  kind  of  strange
with  the  rest  of  us
in  white  shirts  dark  suits  and  ties
It's  not  as  bad  as  that
We  are  allowed  to  wear
more  casual  jackets  and  trousers
Besides
didn't  you  hear
what  Brain  found  on  his  desk  this  moring
What's  that
Management  decide  to
give  him  four  brand  new  white  shirts
That's  their  way  of  telling  him
that  this  new  style  of  dressing  down
is  not  quite  acceptable
Even  if  our  company  didn't  have  a  dress  code,
I  still  think  people  would  wear  formal  clothing  to  work.
I  wouldn't  be  so  sure
Pleplo  want  to  wear  what  they  feel  most  comfortable  in.
Maybe  that's  ture  for  some  position,
but  I  think  the  marketing  and  sales  staff
would  definitely  not  agree.
They  dress  for  sucess!
You  can't  go  out  on  a  sales  call
if  you  are  dressed  in  jeans.
It's  just  not  respectful  to  your  clients.
I  think  what  you  wear  is  so  overrated.
I  would  rather  have  a  down-to-earth,
honest  and  solid  sales  person  than  a  painted,
patent  leather,designer  suit  salesman.
It's  not  as  simple  as  that.
People  judge  you  by  your  appearence,
whether  you  like  it  or  not.
So  dressing  professional  is  being  professional.
The  image  that
you  portray  to  other  is  so  important  in  business.
It  is  your  image  and  how  others  perceive  you  that
makes  the  difference  between  landing  or  loosing  a  sle.
Maybe  you're  right,
but  I'll  take  my  sneakers  and  jeans  any  day!