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Might be different for programmers… my experience is that—broadly speaking—programming ability is inversely proportional to how well dressed you are. I wonder
by cbsks 1mo ago
Might be different for programmers… my experience is that—broadly speaking—programming ability is inversely proportional to how well dressed you are. I wonder if that is still true, or if I’m just old.
- thesumofall 1mo agoThere might be a set of people for whom that might be true. There are a lot of people for whom that is not true and, fair or not, they will have an easier time to make things happen in the world
- tgv 1mo agoCompanies, certainly large ones, prefer people who can communicate and behave professionally, so that would favor well-dressed applicants. If we're thinking nerdy stereotypes: most programmers (by far) don't have to (and can't) solve tricky graph-theoretical algorithms or optimize intricate low-level stuff.
- elmo-shrugged 1mo agohonest question - did that cliche ever apply to women? or non-white people? i'm well aware of the stereotype but 100% of the time, seen it as a scrubby white guy in a hoodie.
- wincy 1mo agoI get a haircut and wear a suit when I interview but am wearing an oversized Star Wars t-shirt while working right now. It’s just putting in the right level of effort at the right time?
- simmerup 1mo agoIn my experience the worst dressed definitely have more self confidence about their ability, rightly or wrongly