you best believe it darlin' On 11/17/05, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pussy. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:58 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: YES! We're the worst dressed! > > > > > > I was going to respond in this thread but I have this haunting > > suspicion we > > are going to get to tmi really really fast so umm... I pass. > > > > Dana > > > > On 11/17/05, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I probably brought this up on here before, but we have a 71yo IT guy > > > from way-back old school. He is not a very good programmer or analyst, > > > but he bitched his way to the top back then. Now, he has lost a lot of > > > importance. > > > > > > Several years ago when they gave me, and another guy, manager roles in > > > our IT dept, he fought the decision. His only reasoning was that we > > > didn't wear ties or suits to work. His own words, "If they don't look > > > sharp, how sharp can they really be?" > > > > > > I laughed my ass off when I heard that. It was funny because us two > > > managers, at this above-average university, did not have degrees. Just > > > about everyone else in the department did have degrees, but we got the > > > job mainly because we had experience in the corporate world. > > > > > > Many people in our IT dept started as student workers, then were hired > > > on as full-time employees. Very few of them had any non-UE experience. > > > > > > Our dress code is slacks and a nice shirt. Nothing fancy. Directors, > > > and above, usually wear suits and ties. Friday is casual day where > most > > > everyone wears jeans. > > > > > > Today, I took a liberty and wore jeans, t-shirt and sweatshirt over > the > > > t-shirt. I felt great and that probably help my productivity. > > > > > > My office is upstairs in the library. I am a flight of stairs away > from > > > the rest of the dept. Sometimes, when I work out at lunch, I put my > > > nice shirt back on, but leave the shorts on. When people walk by they > > > assume I'm fully-dressed. Heck, I may even just take my pants off if I > > > get too hot. > > > > > > M!ke > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:12 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: YES! We're the worst dressed! > > > > > > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/11/17/1132016909640.html > > > > > > IT workers dubbed 'worst dressed' > > > > > > By Louisa Hearn > > > November 17, 2005 - 2:35PM > > > Related coverage > > > > > > More than 150 tech professionals attended a corporate fashion show in > > > Sydney last night as organizers officially dubbed the industry "the > > > worst dressed" in Australia. > > > > > > Short sleeved shirts, man-made fibers and the wrong colored socks were > > > some of the most common fashion faux-pas cited by corporate stylist, > > > Melanie Moss, who hosted the event. > > > > > > "Because the majority of IT people are not in front of customers all > the > > > time, they tend to slack off," she said. > > > > > > ...... > > > > > > Awesome! We're the worst-dressed! I gotta comment about this woman, > > > though: > > > > > > Ms Moss believes money should be no object when it comes to dressing > > > well. > > > > > > "This is not only about wearing suits, just a good quality shirt with > a > > > nice print and smart slacks is often enough as long as everything > > > co-ordinates." > > > > > > Does anyone really call them "slacks" anymore? And "smart"? WTF is > > > that? > > > > > > I personally came to work today in jeans, a long sleeve shirt with a > > > T-shirt over it, with my Patriots wooly hat. I guess I'm one of the > ppl > > > they're talking about in the article. Too bad, I'm comfortable, and a > > > comfortable employee is a productive one, I say! > > > > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > >
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