Bro you're over here way too dressed up for your setting AND taking pictures for NT in the office...? That's real tacky. Focus on your work.
Dressing appropriately and well = perfect. Dressing extreme = fail.
False. Not like there's no high ranking individuals on SF taking pictures of their outfits, right? Some of you guys are too serious in a bad way. You're going to be working for most of your lives, you need to do something fun to break up the mundane tasks. You truly don't really believe that someone goes to work 9-5 in a professional setting and only takes a break for 10 mins every 2 hours like it's a mall job, right? This is something that A happens to do. I do the same before I go to work, and so do the other numerous folks that are on other boards and have their own blogs.
Do you really think it's a good idea dressing in a suit and a tie if you're a new hire in a shirt and slacks environment?
This is a tricky one depending on your field. Being that it's a world class firm like 'berg, I doubt it'll be a problem though. I have friends who work for smaller firms where they are told to dress nice, but not too nice because the clients may think they're overpaying. The rigidness of the those firms eventually shoo'd my friends away to better paying jobs.
It's funny that "dress for the job you want, not for the job you have" line came into play. I have a manager whose office is 15 feet from me. I don't report into her, but when I come into work like what I wore this week...sport shirt and chinos, she would use that line on me, but it's still a lot better than what the top dogs clocking in half a million wear. Business casual is a very loose term, it can range from a polo and chinos to a suit without a tie. When I first started my job, I wore a suit and a shirt and no tie to play it safe. I eventually got to what I wear now with my pictures after I learned about the company's culture.
I absolutely see nothing wrong with what Adrian is doing. It's not like he's slacking off at work posting pictures all day. Everyone I know in the workplace, regardless of position, does something to break up the day...be it doing P90X at lunch, playing Xbox on break, etc.
This thread has come lightyears from where it was in volume 1, where someone asked if I was gay because I posted a picture of myself in a tie with a tie bar. The members in this thread participate because they obviously care about the field and want to dress up in suits and such, not because they are required to.
A: just focus on yourself and push on, man. You're 21, got a great internship, about to start the master's program. Like I've said, the next few years will be great for you. You will learn a lot, most by making mistakes, but that's part of the learning curve. You'll be making major money soon (and will be spending a lot on clothes and spending $500-800 on a pair of shoes will be a normal routine).
This is my 2 cents and I'll end it here.
