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New I feel businesslike when I'm wearing one.
To each their own, I suppose.
Edit: I was tired.


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Expand Edited by pwhysall Oct. 21, 2005, 04:46:12 AM EDT
New Ditto
I did a presentation on "dress" with both ends... business casual and business formal (coat and tie or suit). In each case, the "suit" was deemed more believeable, reliable, accurate, trustworthy, and convincing. Even when the casual was the expert.

And as Andrew stated, the tie allows him to bill and extra $20/hr. With the tie, you're professional. Without you're just "good".

I only were ties when I am going to be making a senior management presentation.
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Expand Edited by jbrabeck Oct. 20, 2005, 05:44:08 PM EDT
New So they become ties in the full moon?
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New Yeah, well, but isn't that a *stupid* feeling?
I mean, WTF is there about wearing a strangulation device that *logically* implies you're better at whatever business it is you're in?

(And it's "to each their own", BTW. If you think about it, you'll notice that this, as opposed to your version, actually makes sense. HTH.)


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New If you're get'n strangled . . .
. . you don't know how to tie one. A proper Windsor knot in a tie of decent quality bulks up sufficiently it can be loose enough without looking loose.

Sure, you can go without the symbols and prove yourself on merit, it's just a whole lot easier if merit is presumed until you screw the pooch - monumentally (and someties even after).

Narrow ties make you look like an idiot even when narrow ties are the fashion (they're making you look like an idiot so they can sell you an expensive new fashion next year). Real men do not buy narrow ties - ever.

The tip of a tie should touch the belt line, no shorter and no longer. Never wear the same tie two days in a row and discard any tie that is even slightly soiled (new ones cost about the same as the cleaners want to ruin an old one).

A "power tie" makes you look like a crook. If you're dealing with MBAs that's fine, but anyone else (particularly the SEC) will probably notice.

In consulting, ties are second only to the Prime Directive - "Never let them see you sweat".

Are ties and absurdity? Of course they are, as is just about everything else in human social conventions. Ridicule and obey - or suffer the consequences.
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New Not at all.
Your argument can lead to people turning up to work in bananaphone outfits, because that's what they feel comfortable in.

Dressing appropriately for work has no direct effect on the work I do - I'm exactly as stupid in a suit as out of one - but it sends a signal to my cow-orkers, the customer, and the people in other organisations who are working with me that I'm taking the job seriously, and that I'm taking them seriously.

Of course, all this can be ruined within seconds of opening my mouth, but first impressions count, and they last.

It never hurts to grease the wheels.

And as Andrew points out, a properly tied tie (I favour a half-Windsor knot, myself) need not be in any way uncomfortable.


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New Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring. :-D
New Clean Coveralls with a nametag give the same impression of
competance and are much cooler in summer and more comfortable, Have you ever seen spock in a tie?
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New On the shop floor, sure.


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New And you can collect the brooms people hand you.
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New The "opening your mouth" comment is more true there
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New Thing of the past, by and large.


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New Appearances matter. 24 kB .imgs.
Ties are part of the traditional business uniform. Since so much of business is sales of some sort (even if only selling yourself internally), it is logical to conform to societal and business norms in such an environment.

One can go overboard trying to follow Molloy's [link|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0446385522/002-9111084-6142456|Dress for Success] (e.g. fabrics change), but the general principles still stand.

Who looks like a better fit in a traditional business environment?

[image|http://www.photospin.com/content/photos/full/0550039.jpg|0|Man in suit|201|123] [image|http://paulkatcher.com/images/car_salesman.jpg|0|Man with no tie|201|160]

;-)

With all that said, wearing a tie these days isn't as standard as it was in the days when IBM people wore white shirts and black ties. And few things look stranger than a junior underling in a company wearing a tie or a suit every day when no one else short of senior management wears a tie. But I'd say if more than about 20% (maybe even 10%) of your peers wear ties, then you should too. (The devil's in how you define "peers".)

Cheers,
Scott.
New For me it's a matter of habit.
I've worked long stints where I've had to wear a tie. After a while it just seems natural. I've also worked jobs where jeans and t-shirts were the norm and when I'm there, ties are the devil. And I've also worked where I had to wear a uniform, which in some ways has it's advantages as the company is paying to clothe you. Mostly I've found these things run in cycles, as a labor shortage usually results in relaxation of the dress code.

It might be nice if clothes didn't have connotations of stature or invoke prejudice, but the fact is that they do. Heck, just the shoes you wear are used by others to judge your place in the pecking order. And if you came to work sporting piercings, tatoos and hip-hop clothes (pants that come up to about your knees), you will definitely raise eyebrows among the conservative yuppies.
     Busy busy - (bionerd) - (115)
         Oh don't say that - (drewk)
         Those tired old office cronies... - (bepatient)
         Shouldn't that be . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
         Great! But take care of your feet. - (Another Scott) - (2)
             Great minds.. - (Ashton)
             Not to worry - (bionerd)
         You go, Girl! - (imqwerky)
         no klacking please we're thinking... - (cforde) - (106)
             Sorry, I'll try to klack quietly - (bionerd) - (105)
                 all these years I thought the only reason ya'll wore em - (boxley)
                 It is not impossible - (ben_tilly) - (2)
                     yeah, but that hurts even more. -NT - (bionerd) - (1)
                         But it gets a nice swivel going -NT - (drewk)
                 I doubt most men here wear ties to work -NT - (tonytib) - (9)
                     My current job has taught me the following mantra: - (Yendor) - (1)
                         may you be gainfully employed as long as you wish -NT - (boxley)
                     I figure the tie allows me to bill . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2)
                         So how much is the Helmet & Cigar worth? -NT - (ChrisR) - (1)
                             Priceless -NT - (Andrew Grygus)
                     Yes for office, no for site -NT - (pwhysall)
                     Men have worn ties in every office I've worked in - (bionerd) - (2)
                         Re: Men have worn ties... - (rcareaga) - (1)
                             Run! . . . Oh, never mind. -NT - (Silverlock)
                 I haven't worn a tie for over 9 years - (cforde) - (90)
                     Yes - (Andrew Grygus) - (2)
                         Bravo!!!! - (bionerd)
                         Wahka Wahka Wahka! - (imqwerky)
                     Last two places I've worked don't require ties. - (Meerkat) - (86)
                         Ties are designed to go out of fashion whether worn or not. - (Another Scott) - (85)
                             Thanks to 'casual Friday'... - (Meerkat) - (84)
                                 :-) -NT - (Another Scott)
                                 A man in a sharp suit and tie - (bionerd) - (82)
                                     once had an white silk suit - (boxley) - (7)
                                         Why on earth would you have a white silk suit? - (bionerd) - (6)
                                             70's think Truman Capote meets Carlo Gambino -NT - (boxley) - (5)
                                                 The book! -NT - (inthane-chan) - (2)
                                                     The look, not the meeting of two literary giants - (boxley)
                                                     Why not?If the story is good,then the more of it the better! -NT - (CRConrad)
                                                 Ooooo foxy! -NT - (bionerd) - (1)
                                                     Ewww, creepy -NT - (drewk)
                                     I feel like I'm being strangled when I wear a tie -NT - (ben_tilly) - (73)
                                         I feel businesslike when I'm wearing one. - (pwhysall) - (13)
                                             Ditto - (jbrabeck) - (1)
                                                 So they become ties in the full moon? -NT - (drewk)
                                             Yeah, well, but isn't that a *stupid* feeling? - (CRConrad) - (9)
                                                 If you're get'n strangled . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
                                                 Not at all. - (pwhysall) - (6)
                                                     Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring. :-D -NT - (Another Scott)
                                                     Clean Coveralls with a nametag give the same impression of - (boxley) - (2)
                                                         On the shop floor, sure. -NT - (pwhysall)
                                                         And you can collect the brooms people hand you. -NT - (Andrew Grygus)
                                                     The "opening your mouth" comment is more true there - (ben_tilly) - (1)
                                                         Thing of the past, by and large. -NT - (pwhysall)
                                                 Appearances matter. 24 kB .imgs. - (Another Scott)
                                             For me it's a matter of habit. - (ChrisR)
                                         You are -NT - (broomberg) - (3)
                                             Only if you let it be that way. - (pwhysall) - (2)
                                                 pehaps its comfortable because you have a neck :0 -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                                                     More likely a pencil neck -NT - (broomberg)
                                         I'm so used to it I don't notice it. - (Andrew Grygus)
                                         Know the feeling. - (Another Scott) - (2)
                                             Get ONE nice fitted shirt for those special occassions. - (jbrabeck)
                                             I'm with ya. - (Yendor)
                                         Your instincts are functioning normally, then.. Ties Kill - (Ashton) - (50)
                                             It is not exaggerated - (ben_tilly) - (49)
                                                 Try wearing a bra - (bionerd) - (48)
                                                     Well I don't insist that women wear bras... -NT - (ben_tilly)
                                                     So what kind of bra is required for business wear? - (tonytib) - (45)
                                                         You're just looking to improve your work fantasies. -NT - (ben_tilly) - (43)
                                                             Nope, just curious - (tonytib) - (42)
                                                                 Since you asked - (bionerd) - (41)
                                                                     Pah. - (admin) - (32)
                                                                         You iron? - (bionerd) - (31)
                                                                             irons are needed for tshirt transfers only -NT - (boxley)
                                                                             Have to ask - (jbrabeck) - (20)
                                                                                 Nobody did. - (bionerd) - (19)
                                                                                     You think none of us ever "knew" Catholic girls? -NT - (drewk) - (17)
                                                                                         Well, nobody knew me until I was 20. -NT - (bionerd) - (11)
                                                                                             *CRACKLE*That's a TMI violation in sector 4-b*POP* -NT - (inthane-chan) - (9)
                                                                                                 Double standard! Double standard! - (bionerd) - (8)
                                                                                                     No, there's nothing standard about the Box -NT - (drewk)
                                                                                                     we just didnt want to know about all that wasted time, - (boxley)
                                                                                                     So.... - (bepatient)
                                                                                                     I got tired of being offended by him a long time ago -NT - (ben_tilly)
                                                                                                     Re: Double standard! Biker bashing! - (Ashton) - (2)
                                                                                                         Yeah, I majored in animal husbandry . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
                                                                                                         On the contrary - (bionerd)
                                                                                                     Nope. - (inthane-chan)
                                                                                             Now I have Lyle Lovett running through my head... - (ben_tilly)
                                                                                         Irish Catholic girls....... ah.... the memories..... ;-) -NT - (n3jja) - (2)
                                                                                             Where are they now? Will they all take a bow! - (bepatient)
                                                                                             Agreed -NT - (broomberg)
                                                                                         Let's hear it for my German Catholic brethren. - (imqwerky) - (1)
                                                                                             Not like les quebecois - (jake123)
                                                                                     And I was a good Catholic boy... ;-) -NT - (jbrabeck)
                                                                             Every (work) day. - (Meerkat) - (8)
                                                                                 That's what I did when I had to - (ben_tilly)
                                                                                 spend a couple of pence on wrinkle free shirts - (boxley) - (3)
                                                                                     Yick - (broomberg)
                                                                                     Or buy that Downy wrinkle release spray - (bionerd) - (1)
                                                                                         But it doesn't do creases - (drewk)
                                                                                 I don't mind ironing a basketful. - (static) - (2)
                                                                                     Actually find it rather relaxing - (bepatient) - (1)
                                                                                         *nod* - (static)
                                                                     Panty lines? Isn't that a reason for thongs? - (tonytib) - (7)
                                                                         Thongs! Dont you even get me started on thongs! - (bionerd) - (6)
                                                                             Off topic - (Silverlock)
                                                                             I'll ask - (tonytib) - (4)
                                                                                 Really big what? -NT - (jbrabeck)
                                                                                 Flip flops? I thought we were talking about bras. -NT - (drewk) - (2)
                                                                                     bras hold the flip flops -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                                                                                         thats a sign of age! -NT - (bepatient)
                                                         Preferred by CIEIOS everywhere - - (Ashton)
                                                     If it'll get me a raise, hm. -NT - (Silverlock)
         Go, Laura, go! -NT - (a6l6e6x)

I took the liberty of fixing the punctuation.
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