[sunyata]

I'm originally from outside Philly and this is quite interesting to me.

The question is though, do you have to show up for work in business dress? Whenever I am back there, it always seems so formal to me.

Here in Seattle, life, dress and is so mellow and casual - especially in business attitude. I prefer it that way, which is why I am here and not there..

[phillytom]

Typically the new tech companies very casual - the larger existing companies are more like you remember. The number of startups, involved people and events has grown considerably - even over the last 5 years - e.g. http://redsnakephilly.org is a great upcoming event - Python and RUby groups team up and it's one of the best local tech events of the year - there will be 200+ there.

[mccolin]

The question of dress code, I've found, follows industries a bit more than it does specific cities. As someone who's lived and worked in tech in both San Francisco and Philadelphia, I can tell you I've worked almost entirely at places with either a business casual or casual vibe.

This may not be the case for an enterprise marketing firm or a law office, certainly, but it seems to follow for tech companies and the startup realm.