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by sk1pper 1538 days ago
Me too. If I wear a simple blue button down, there’s a 100% chance it gets commented on. And I work full time remote…

I feel like if I wore that to a software engineering interview I’d run the risk of being judged as just not really getting the culture.
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8n4vidtmkvmk 1538 days ago
lol, i think that's why i failed my first interview or two. dressed down for my last one and got hired no problem
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epgui 1538 days ago
Am I the only person who thinks it’s very plausible that that was indeed a factor, and also that it’s crazy for that to be the case?
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JackMorgan 1537 days ago
I've been directly and loudly laughed at by a room of engineers for wearing a suit to an interview. People often get their hackles up about it, but we have a dress code as strict as any 1960s office, it's just a different set of clothes.
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kbrannigan 1537 days ago
Wow you're right! It's like an informal dress code.

As I get older I found the nicer fabrics and older style more fitting.

The ritual of steaming, prepping while listening to podcast is great.

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lliamander 1535 days ago
My first job out of college had a strict(er) dress code. It also had the lowest average competence of any company I've worked for, by a large margin.

The places that have been the least strict about supposedly "professional" things like dress code, hours worked (etc.) have all been the most professional in terms of quality of work and mutual respect.

From that perspective, dressing more formally can be considered a signal of having the wrong priorities.

That said, while I don't think I would necessarily wear a suit to work, I want to use my dress-code freedom to dress up a bit, in a way that I think looks flattering.

Paradoxically, I would maybe shy away from the suit during the interview, but switch to it once you've been hired and established your credibility.

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noisy_boy 1537 days ago
The suited look is usually common among management and that layer usually isn't highly respected by engineers. So that brings a bit of negative perception by association.
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kbrannigan 1537 days ago
Screw that! For my interviews.i always wear a suit.

If they can't appreciate the effort. That's on them.

I have a bunch of nice clothes, life is too short to limit myself to just one style. Not extravagant of.course.

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