Why are impractical clothes, lack of creative individual expression, & having a fun life deemed uuprofessional

Question

Why are impractical clothes, lack of creative individual expression, & having a fun life deemed uuprofessional


Ie whats the big deal about a suit...

Can't go in the washing machine, shoes have no ankle support or grip, lack of pokets, over prices cant keep you cool or warm and the tie is designed to getting in you dinner or equipment.


Whats your hairstyle got to do with mending pipes, typing, fixing computers, or flying a plane?

Ie doing you job well

And surely if you can come up with creative origonal styles you can come up with creative, original ideas and be good at problem solving and quality work taking the same pride as your hair style.


Plus what does it matter if you come in with a hicky, or send love emails at work if not slowing down work?


Are not most in a couple and a healthy reltionship means less stress so better at work.

With dating collegues as how else to you get to know people and find them other then in nightclubs...

Typo


Why are impractical clothes, lack of creative individual expression, & having a dull life deemed unprofessional

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The toilet seat comment.



Actually I usually find that those who have funky hair etc may put more effort into making a stunning burger with that style and passion.


Not toilet seats.

They will care more then a corporate suit with no feeling

Answer 1

Too much writing, but here goes. A formal job will require a formal appearance, society regards formal stuff as professional, formal people will mix with formal people and avoid putting feeling into their work.

Answer 2

Social conditioning.

If you are an estate agent you are expected to have a suit and too much hair gel. If you arrive to value a house in shorts and sandals, people will think you are unprofessional, though in Australia they probably wouldn't mind as their social conditioning and expectations are different to UK or US.

I worked in a special school, most people working there had tattoos or visible piercings. Then they said they would no longer employ people with visible tats or piercings as they gave the "wrong impression".

And guess what?

They watched a whole bunch of really good staff walk out, and the nice untattood unpierced replacements couldn't take the strain of getting battered every day by an upset autistic adolescent.

Proving that it is what is inside that counts.

I could not go to work looking like a stuffed penguin every day no matter how much I earned.

Answer 3

So I suppose you'd like your fast food burger served to you on a Toilet seat, right?

it's not about the clothes, it's about the packaging of the person inside. Yeah, you'd sure like to be 'expressive', but when it comes to holding a job, following the "professional" line is not about YOU, it's about what YOU CAN DO while wearing that suit. And what YOU CAN DO is more important to the company than your own personal wardrobe style.

Answer 4

this is a damn good question matey.
what is the big deal about a suit?
I hate it when i see people who wear suits and dont even work in an office, trying to look dapper. makes me laugh bro. i think it might be insecurity..or maybe a status thing..... lol....
suits are crap, are'nt they?
and ties.... please dont get me started.
I dont think it matters if you go to work with a hikky or send love mails if not slowing your work down. offices suck.
Like i said i like this question, but i could moan for hours about this subject. but i won't bore you dude. you take care now, and throw some more of those questions my way.. peace out bro

Answer 5

Because employees have discovered through experience that practical clothes, creative expressive, fun people are better for productivity. Other employees don't spend their entire day watching you make a tit of yourself rather than work, and you don't scare customers away - for starters.

Answer 6

I have my personal feels contradict my professional knowing.

I could care less what the person looks like as long as he or she is clean and helps me find what I need... does the service, takes my cash and serves my food without an attitude and so forth. Why? Close mindedness

Answer 7

I agree completely. my boss was always asking me to cut my hair, so I got dread locks instead! further more he used to complain i was stoned 24/7. so what! I can do my work better than most of the other lazy crazy bald heads I work with.

I guess people(employers) hate to see you having more fun and getting more from life than them.

Answer 8

who ever said having a lack of creativity is professional?