To dress up, or not to dress up

You live in a web worker environment, do you dress up, or chill out in casual attire?

Nothing beats controlling your own schedule, but what happens when it comes to controlling your attire? Working from the confines of your own home, car, and cafe sure does have its major benefits, but how can you supercharge some possible downfalls, like wearing clothes that may be a tad too casual. To quote a business adviser friend of mine, “Just because you work from home, doesn’t mean that you should dress like you’re at home.”

OK, so you work in the confines of your own home, work when you want to, and wear what you want to, sometimes you might slip into something a little too comfortable. Lets say you have a conference call with a boardroom filled with executives, trying to sell your brand new widget to investors. You are sitting pretty at home in your comfortable faded jeans, and stretched t-shirt. On the other line, are sharply dressed business leaders serious about doing business. Now that’s not to say that the web workers are not serious, we just have different standards, and are in a different environment. However, nothing beats getting suited up and feeling powerful than dressing sharply. You don’t have to do it all the time, maybe just when an extra important thing or two trickles down the line. When a confident person is dressed sharply, a sense of stronger confidence does exude. Maybe this doesn’t ring true to everyone, but the majority of people that I have spoke to and dealt with, find this analogy to be 100% true.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you find that taking the extra few minutes to “beautify” yourself in the morning helps you to evoke a stronger sense of seriousness, and dedication to your work?

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