Everytime I start a new project, the email letting you know you've been selected includes dress code instructions for the first day. Usually, for reasons I do not understand, the first day usually is business formal -- wear a suit, or at least a coat and tie. Such was the case recently when I started a new project. (Yes, I left the previous project, even though the zombie swordfish apparently still lives. Kind of like marrying a hot chick who then gets fat, the project was no longer what I signed up for. Overtime -- gone. Me -- gone. But I digress.) (Unrelated note: In South Carolina, the combination of khaki pants and a blue sports jacket with a dress shirt and tie is known as a Charleston Tuxedo, suitable for all occasions from okra festival to funeral. But I digress again. If you find this digression irritating, by all means, refer to the title of the blog.)
So, having been told to wear a suit, there is always one guy who does not get the memo. Sure, business formal is a stupid requirement for the first day -- you will absolutely not have to wear a suit after that, and in fact you might be allowed to wear jeans. But while it's a stupid requirement, it's a requirement. Showing up without either a coat or a tie only signals that you either 1) can't follow instructions; 2) don't read instructions; or 3) don't care what the instructions are. None of these exactly screams of professionalism. And you wonder why temps can't get no respect?
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