I am a contract software engineer. I wear a white shirt, tie and sport coat every day. When asked why by my clients my reply is “I am a professional. You pay me a lot of money to be here and this is how I make my living. So I will dress in a professional manner.”
It makes my eyes roll when peers show up for work in shorts, sandals and t-shirts.
And quite often my level of dress becomes contagious and the other men I work with will start dressing much more appropriately.
Funny thing, the women almost always dress professionally.
It makes my eyes roll when peers show up for work in shorts, sandals and t-shirts.
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And the impact to their software engineering is what? Are you a better software engineer BECAUSE of your attire?
The best code I ever wrote back in the day was written wearing jeans and a t shirt.