Yesterday, I decided to shake things up a bit by wearing a tie along with my regular work shirt. Granted, it was a new shirt that I bought in my clothes shopping spree a couple weeks back. And the shirt also came with the tie, and it looked *good*.
Before going on, I should be clear that my office is a "business casual" environment in the truest form of the word - guys have to wear shirts with collars, and women can wear pretty much anything they want as long as there is a "sleeve" on their top. I say "sleeve" because any scrap of fabric is considered a sleeve, which I find interesting. Typically, though, nobody shows up looking ridiculous and it's pretty hard to screw up office attire.
What I encountered at work was really weird though, all females thought I looked phenomenal, but other guys either were horrifically confused ("What are you wearing a tie for? What's the occasion?") or just gave me crap about it ("Got a job interview today?"). And the response was absolutely consistent down gender lines. If you are a guy and work in an office, wear a tie one day and see what response you get.
Before going on, I should be clear that my office is a "business casual" environment in the truest form of the word - guys have to wear shirts with collars, and women can wear pretty much anything they want as long as there is a "sleeve" on their top. I say "sleeve" because any scrap of fabric is considered a sleeve, which I find interesting. Typically, though, nobody shows up looking ridiculous and it's pretty hard to screw up office attire.
What I encountered at work was really weird though, all females thought I looked phenomenal, but other guys either were horrifically confused ("What are you wearing a tie for? What's the occasion?") or just gave me crap about it ("Got a job interview today?"). And the response was absolutely consistent down gender lines. If you are a guy and work in an office, wear a tie one day and see what response you get.
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I've worked here long enough that people don't comment much on my ties (except to see which one I'm wearing). When I first started though, most everyone wondered why I was dressed up.