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Just for giggles, I came to work today in casual jeans and trainers
rather than my usual shirt and office trousers. I even spiked my hair.
The result is... interesting.
Part of me was worried I'd get fired - but hey, most of the lab staff
turn up in jeans and a T-shirt every single day. Ah, but I don't work in
the lab, I work in the office. But even so, that trainee project manager
always looked like a builder, complete with the butt cleavage. (Mind
you, he *did* get fired... but possibly because he was a useless twat
who didn't do anything. Oh, wait...)
Another part of me was going with the oblivion theory: People have a
surprising capacity to not notice things. Maybe nobody will notice my
radically different look? I mean, I spend all day sitting alone in my
office. It's not like anybody *sees* me. Maybe nobody will take any notice?
Well, I'm perfectly sure my mum would flip out if she knew I was at a
place of work looking like a chav. But she's not here, so I don't care.
:-P My dad got into the car this morning and didn't say a word.
[Actually, yes he did. Something about "been plugging yourself into the
mains again?"]
At work, things become more interesting. Quite a number of people
actually paid no notice at all, as theorised. It's a bizare kind of
feeling walking around looking like an escaped hobo and finding that
NOBODY EVEN CARES. I guess that's just how insignificant I am. ;-)
Some people did notice, however. When I walked through the door, one
ladie squeeled "ooo, you're looking cool today. Get you!" Ten minutes
later, she tells me I have to go to the lab office because her mate
wants to see my new look. Her mate's comment was "so what happened to
the other Andrew then?" (I think I told her I'm his Evil Twin.)
If they weren't both married with school-aged children, I migth be
excited. :-P
Our accountant seemed to like the effect too. She's wearing a little
black skirt today, by the way. Nice, but not nearly as hot as the
amazing brown dress she had on Monday. Ooooo... It was long and flowing,
and it had a bit slit up the middle. Every time she walked past my
office, I got to see her inside thigh. And she definitely has the figure
(and the LEGS) for it! ;-)
Damnit, I need a girlfriend! :-(
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> Just for giggles, I came to work today in casual jeans and trainers rather
> than my usual shirt and office trousers. I even spiked my hair.
"Oh Andrew, I forgot to say, today the CEO of the entire company is visiting
and wants to meet you."
I always dress smarter when I know senior people are visiting the office,
but sometimes I get caught out and end up greeting some very senior person
who is wearing a nice suit and tie while I'm in jeans and t-shirt. I don't
care what some people say, it just doesn't give the same impression.
Still, at least I didn't meet Prince Philip, and then get asked "Have you
just got back from jogging?" like that Google employee :-)
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>> Just for giggles, I came to work today in casual jeans and trainers
>> rather than my usual shirt and office trousers. I even spiked my hair.
>
> "Oh Andrew, I forgot to say, today the CEO of the entire company is
> visiting and wants to meet you."
Yeah, there's always the possibility that that's going to happen. ;-)
Still, if it does, it won't just be me who has a problem...
> Still, at least I didn't meet Prince Philip, and then get asked "Have
> you just got back from jogging?" like that Google employee :-)
Eh. If I was working for Google, I might not care. (Legend has it that's
a good place to work. Of course, it might not be true...)
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>> "Oh Andrew, I forgot to say, today the CEO of the entire company is
>> visiting and wants to meet you."
>
> Yeah, there's always the possibility that that's going to happen. ;-)
>
> Still, if it does, it won't just be me who has a problem...
Maybe everyone else knew :-)
> Eh. If I was working for Google, I might not care. (Legend has it that's a
> good place to work. Of course, it might not be true...)
IME any company that makes a big healthy profit is a good place to work,
employees (right up to senior management) just seem to have a completely
different attitude about things when there is more money to play with. If
some of the things that go on here were informed to the people I used to
work with at my old company they would just walk away laughing (like having
to pay for your drink and partners food at the xmas dinner, or having to fly
economy on a 12 hour flight).
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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> Just for giggles, I came to work today in casual jeans and trainers
> rather than my usual shirt and office trousers. I even spiked my hair.
>
> The result is... interesting.
>
> If they weren't both married with school-aged children, I migth be
> excited. :-P
>
Age-ist! No wonder you are still looking for a girlfriend. What is wrong with
being someones toyboy?
Stephen
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scott wrote:
> senior person who is wearing a nice suit and tie while I'm in jeans and
> t-shirt.
You need a casual look that's still smart. I go with Hawaiian shirts myself.
I have a couple dozen shirts that would wake you up if I walked past in them.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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Invisible wrote:
> Just for giggles, I came to work today in casual jeans and trainers
> rather than my usual shirt and office trousers. I even spiked my hair.
First sign you really have too much free time: Performing social
experiments on your co-workers.
--
~Mike
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"scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote in message
news:4a4c8968$1@news.povray.org...
> IME any company that makes a big healthy profit is a good place to work,
> employees (right up to senior management) just seem to have a completely
> different attitude about things when there is more money to play with.
Yes, but have you seen how they make their money? There's 'healthy' and
there's 'super-healthy'. It's no wonder they're raking it in. I'm not
talking about Google Ads, (not sure what the turnover for those particular
adverts would be), but I'm talking about Google Adwords, (the sponsored
links above the main search results). Oh boy, they've cracked it with that
one. It's the perfect plan - get everyone that uses it to bid against
eachother. I couldn't imagine what two big companies in the same popular
field would pay monthly for their hi-ranking ads but we use it and can
we don't get a lot of return from that for a small company really.
~Steve~
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On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:46:20 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> Legend has it that's
> a good place to work.
My wife's got at least one friend who works there who confirms it's a
good place to work.
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> My wife's got at least one friend who works there who confirms it's a
> good place to work.
From what I saw of it, you'd either love it or hate it, at least as a
programmer. I don't know about the other jobs.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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