WFH and appearance

[Anonymous]

It depends on company. My last super hyper focused start up the CEO and whole company was focused on work no BS.

I had meeting people in PJs, people rarely shaved. Women in bathing suits, people hair standing up.

My current place we have lots of Wine and Beer drinkers in late afternoon meetings.

You plan a meeting during happy hour or 4 pm on a Holiday weekend Friday or 5 am on a Tuesday you get what you get.

My start up the CEO would not shave, wear a tshirt and jeans and looked like rarely brushed hair for big meetings. He was busy working. When I started there I realized quickly a black hoodie or tshirt and unsaven with pajama pants or shorts was dress code when home and in office. Not much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not American and will never understand the slovenliness of Americans. I love America, though, so I forgive them. But I'll probably always be overdressed for the occasion, which is fine by me.

Are you referring to lounge flannel pants in public?😬

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You became a chief of staff and CEO with barely five years of experience? What field is this?

And what was she doing all of her 20s without a professional career?

Maybe she was a server at high end restaurant, which to me is something I prefer to see on a resume over almost anything else. I am a partner in a PE/holding company.
Maybe she was nurse, maybe she volunteered around the world in something she passionate about as her own style of training. Maybe she was in the military and stayed abroad in country with limited professional opportunities.

People have different paths, I don't even have a HS degree and am very successful.

[Anonymous]

I read it as Chief of Staff TO THE CEO.

[Anonymous]

Tech. When I’m on camera, I wear a lot of dark sweaters, quarter zips, and long sleeve tees in dark or neutral colors. So it’s comfortable but on camera it looks reasonably tidy.

[Anonymous]

Button down collar Brooks Brothers shirt. It's pretty simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Button down collar Brooks Brothers shirt. It's pretty simple.

Is Brooks Brothers still a thing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not American and will never understand the slovenliness of Americans. I love America, though, so I forgive them. But I'll probably always be overdressed for the occasion, which is fine by me.

I am American and will probably always be underdressed for the occasion, because nothing looks good on me and I’m poor, so figure I may as well be comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Technology stimulated depression, infertility, sloppiness and a general suicide track of the population. COVID accelerated it. The future looks very unappealing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Button down collar Brooks Brothers shirt. It's pretty simple.

Is Brooks Brothers still a thing?

Yes. Why wouldn’t it be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people wear baseball caps when they are inside?

To hide their messy hair. My husband does this the last week or two before he gets it cut. If youre in zoom your hair is more prominent than when youre in person. And sometimes his looks awful right before a cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not American and will never understand the slovenliness of Americans. I love America, though, so I forgive them. But I'll probably always be overdressed for the occasion, which is fine by me.

I'm American and I don't understand how people can feel good dressing so poorly. I grew up poor though, but my mother was always adamant about looking nice in public. I've taught my children the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people wear baseball caps when they are inside?

To hide their messy hair. My husband does this the last week or two before he gets it cut. If youre in zoom your hair is more prominent than when youre in person. And sometimes his looks awful right before a cut.

NP- baseball caps look much worse. Maybe he needs to get his hair cut more often if it looks that bad.

[Anonymous]

Neat bun. Nice neutral colored t-shirt (plain, no logos). I have a stack I cycle through. A classic necklace I always wear. And a structured black cardigan that lives in my office in case it’s a meeting with important people. Neutral lipstick and that’s it. I’m not putting on makeup, sorry. May well be wearing yoga pants and slippers, but you’d never know it.

Fed who is still full telework. Don’t tell Elmo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not American and will never understand the slovenliness of Americans. I love America, though, so I forgive them. But I'll probably always be overdressed for the occasion, which is fine by me.

Gag. We don’t need your forgiveness.