We found this article on Reuters.com
U.S. survey shows what not to wear to work
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shopping for summer clothes to wear to work? Forget the tank tops and lose the flip-flops.A new survey showed tank tops and visible underwear are the biggest fashion faux pas on the job, according to Monster, an online job and recruiting site, which compiled more than 18,000 responses to an online poll.
Results were released this week by Monster, whose parent company is Monster Worldwide Inc.
Flip-flop sandals weighed in next on the list of fashion mistakes, followed by Hawaiian prints and shorts, it said….
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Corra has seen some stark examples of bad taste in the work place. There is no accounting for loud outfits and tattered teeshirts, as well as the dirty feet accented by a five dollar pair of flip flops. Of course any real fashion assessment should never omit the chipped fingernail and toenail polish, especially when it is in the worst color choices. There are the cruddy Khakis, all limp and shapeless, that should have been retired to the trash bin a couple of years ago.
Mind you, Corra isn’t even picking on the ones who try to look good and can’t manage to pull it off. Corra is not even talking about those who choose the wrong colors, the wrong collar style for their figure. These are the employees who dress deliberately in unimaginable get ups. Truly, there is no accounting for a poor fashion sense. There are any number of advice columns, fashion mags and maybe even a kind friend who would answer questions honestly.
This is a poignant article. If it is to be faulted at all, perhaps it doesn’t list more examples of a bad fashion sense or delve more deeply into the rudiments of lousy taste. Perhaps there is a way to tie in bad taste with general lack of accountability, the Peter Pan complex, and the bankruptcy of an aesthetic sense.
What is always intriguing is that bad taste is often accompanied by the perplexity, the sheer wondering as to why that person has not been promoted. Apparently, the age old adage about looking the part and looking responsible to those who service was overlooked.
At any rate, a good HR Manager will spot at the interview what job candidates will inflict grievous harm with his or her lack of aesthetics. Along with a study of their dress, their mannerisms, and perhaps a few snapshots for the bad taste scrapbook, a good HR Manager should be running a criminal check, a credit check and perhaps an education verification check. Candidates who don’t care about their appearance may well not care much for being responsible for their finances. Which means they won’t be responsible for yours, either.
They may also be prone to lie, and perhaps suffer from substance abuse problems, which will sometimes who up on the Driving Record.
So be smart; look them over. And check the out before you hire.
