Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Steve Kudlak wrote:
>
> > But U have tons of John Malloy (dress for success) telling me how to
> > dress. Beyond common decency boradly considered. I have been upbraided
> > in tnetervies and walked out because of this. Please tell me what I am
> > missing, gentluyy. Why do I have to wear a monkey suit which I hate to
> > an interview. Why can't I just appear as I feel comfortable?
>
> Well, because one might presume (as one might from your lax attention to
> spelling and grammar) that you lack attention to detail. That you are
> unaware of how to fit in. Companies aren't like SOs: they don't do
> unconditional love.
Steve adds, he will have to use spell correctors. I am pretty burnout today.
Really bad. I am sick of companies and their uptightness, I will have to pick a
loose company, should I change. I am loose, came out of that enviornement. I am
sick of most corporate enviornments. Companies whould offer more
unconcionditrional love than they do., Else they are a waste of time.
I should be careful, this issue sets me off so much. I get carefless. I am tired
of it. I am tired of dress for success or, of dress a cut above. It is too
depressing. I give up on all of it. Mayeb ine can find a creative environment
eventually Right now I am sick of it all.
>
>
> But, a better point: if you're really THAT uncomfortable in that kind of
> environment, DON'T INTERVIEW THERE. Look for a company with "business
> casual" dress and interview there.
>
> When I go to an interview, I find out what their usual dress is and dress
> one notch better. That way I look professional by their standards but I
> also don't look out of place. You CAN dress too formally for an interview.
> I have done it. We used to laugh at people who would show up for job
> interviews in a suit in a company where everyone wore dockers.
>
> You can also dress too casually and yet still be too stuffy for almost
> any company. For example, I was once flown to a place where I wore a skirt
> suit and a bright blouse -- but I found out when I arrived that it was
> strictly a grey-suit white-shirt type of place. I got the fact of suit
> right but missed by a mile. And yes, I still regret not getting that job.
Why does this sound silly to me. Silly and meaningless.Maybe someonme has some
sense, but this sounds like Midieieval Couurt Manners. It is is sickening and
vomit inducing.
>
>
> > I here this all the time, from cut my hair to wear a suit. I really
> > think it sucks. I see no difference at all in thew whole thing please
> > explain the whole thing preferably withoug a flame war over I can
> > "change my clothing". I am tired of being told my brightly colored
> > Hawaiian dinner jacket was a clown suit. Or aa brightly colored ascot.
> > Who cares of I color my finger nails. Why is this important?
>
> There are companies that relish the concept of difference. One of my old
> companies had 'hawaiian shirt day' (a different day for different groups)
> and each group would wear hawaiian shirts on their day. For product
> management, it was Thursday. It was kinda cool.
>
> That said, being TOO different can be problematic.
Maybe I just had a bad day....But it all sounds silly and sickening. Sounds like
get drunk and go to bed and hope it will better tommorrow.Lax Grammar or Not...
Steve Kudlak
So rattled from tody can hardly spell his net addrss right
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