I usually wear a station t-shirt with a pair of Levis and either Byorns or sneakers. I mean I have drawers full of t-shirts and that’s usually what I wear in the summer months. But these talkers bemoaned that “There are people in this building that are not dressing as professionally as they should” and I’m paraphrasing here. So I decided that I would wear nice dressy clothes this week and wear a necktie to see just how many people that I work with everyday would comment.

I was astounded at how many of my co-workers assumed I was looking or going to a job interview. I just explained that I need to dress more professionally because you only get one chance to make a good first impression. I deal with clients daily and for them to see me in a t-shirt and sneakers probably (and I’m guessing here) gave them impressionistic tendencies to label me as a “Slacker” or a non-professional in a very professional business.  I wonder what would happen if I came into work wearing shorts, sandals with socks and a tank top?