My point was if they cant accept you for who you are do you want to work for a company where you cant be yourself?
I personally wouldnt wear a hat to an interview, I dont think I have ever worn anything but a suit to an interview, but thats me. On May 28, 2014 5:00 PM, "Chris Wood" <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 27, 2014 11:45 PM, "Tod Hansmann" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > PLUG! > > > > News has come to me of a scathing, horrible rumor about my hat! I have > > been told, sadly, that it is less than awesome. If you do not know of my > > hat, move along, nothing to see here. If you recall my hat, let us > discuss > > to see if these vicious words hold any truth! > > > > - Is my hat less than awesome? > > - Is the hat unprofessional (I ask because I AM looking for my next > thing, > > and I totally wear it to interviews.) > > - Does it make me look... dare I say it, silly? > > - My wife specifically asks if I should even care to work for a company > > that is hung up on a hat rather than my not-amazing-but-productve coding > > abilities? > > > > Truly, these are dark times when such a wolf hides among us! > > > > -Tod Hansmann > > > > (It was totally Gabe. He's harsh to me sometimes, but only because of a > > deep, manly and platonic love as only internet brothers could know.) > > > > (This may get formatted funky as I'm responding on my phone.) > > I like hats but I think they have their place. You mentioned interviews and > your hat which may bring you ill luck. I think it is a bit short sighted to > think you wouldn't want to work somewhere that would judge you on your hat. > The interview process is totally a judging process. A hat could be welcome > in the workplace, it could be an awesome company culture, it could be a > great job, but you may miss out because somebody doesn't like hats. You > may go through an interview process that includes many people that have a > chance to judge you (right or wrong). Why give them the chance to miss out > on hiring you because they misjudged the hat? > > I say dress one level better than they do (you probably don't know their > company culture so too casual is risky), look well groomed (even with > beard, long hair, etc, make it look groomed, go to a salon), don't give > them odd reasons to select the other candidate. > > They can get to know the hat after they hire you. In regard to hats on > general, they can make people sweat which makes the hair look unkempt and > also they cause hat hair. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
