Will dressing over the top help or hurt my career?
I'm a middle manager in finance and i ALWAYS dress "over the top". Pinstripe suits, super starched english tab collar dress shirts with sterling silver/ gold cuff links. Silk ties, Mont Blanc pens, Movado or Tag Heur watches. A different pair of dress shoes for every work day of the month (20 pairs). The higher ups at my work place always comment positively on how sharp I dress. But some of my coworkers say that my bosses may think I make too much and not give me the raises I normally would get. I see it as creating a "brand" of sorts for myself. My job performance evaluations are always great, so I feel the dress attire adds to the perception of quaility.
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I guess it depends. They taught us in business school that you should dress to the level you’d like to be promoted to. So much in business is about perception. Your coworkers are probably just jealous that you’re showing them up. I say kudos to you for taking care in your appearance. It’s something too many take forgranted.
Unless of course you’re wasting money on clothes and not paying off bills and or putting money in your retirement account. Then I’d rethink the wardrobe choices. You can look nice on a budget and without the namebrands.
Depends on the job i guess. My school’s principle dresses like a pimp everyday (seriously) and he graduated from UVA with honors.
help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
people judge others on appearance!!!!!!!