[pcrh]

In most businesses if a man wears anything except a suit and tie it is a topic of serious consideration, and possibly a firing offense.

The polo + khaki uniform of SV tech is an exception, but still pretty constrained compared to the options that exist for women.

[jonnathanson]

"In most businesses if a man wears anything except a suit and tie it is a topic of serious consideration, and possibly a firing offense."

I don't know if that's as true as it used to be. Business casual has pretty much taken over most of corporate America by now. True, you might not be able to roll into work at a non-tech Fortune 500 company wearing a hoodie and jeans -- but you aren't expected to wear a suit, generally speaking, unless you're in the C-suite or in a high-profile, externally facing role (investor relations, BD/CD, etc.).

Suits are generally relegated to the professions these days: big law firms, banks, and what have you. I'm sure there's the occasional company (F500 or otherwise) that mandates suits for cultural or traditional reasons, but such a company is likelier to be the exception than the rule in 2016.

[cylinder]

Big law is usually business casual unless you're in court or client facing.

[walrus01]

> In most businesses if a man wears anything except a suit and tie it is a topic of serious consideration, and possibly a firing offense.

You haven't been anywhere near any sort of technology company in Seattle in the past 10 years, have you?

[NotSammyHagar]

Yeah. the only people wearing suits are people from out of town who want something from your company.

[fapjacks]

> The polo + khaki uniform of SV tech

Are we on the same planet?