How important is to dress professionally?

Question

Would you treat, say a teacher with less respect if they were dressed in jeans and a t-shirt instead of more formal attire?

Answer 1

Nah,maybe on first impression, but all of that is out of the window once u open ur mouth

Answer 2

Unfortunately society still judges a person by how they dress.
A professional should dress appropriately to his work environment and profession.
Most offices have jeans days on Fridays, and people are allowed to dress more casually.
Some offices allow people to dress "business casual". Other offices like law firms people dress more formally.
Yet I worked at a law firm where we had "uniform" shirts so it was fairly casual.

But if your lawyer showed up in court wearing jeans and a t-shirt, would you want that? Wouldn't you want him to have a nice suit on?

And if you went to your doctor, if he was wearing a hawaiian shirt and cut-off shorts, wouldn't you wonder why he wasn't wearing a doctor coat or scrubs?

I find a huge difference exists in how people treat me when I am in business attire as opposed to when I am wearing a t-shirt and shorts. People treat me totally differently.

I think I even have better posture when I am dressed up and walk more femininely.

If you went to a hairdresser and saw her hair was all raggedy and greasy and stringy, wouldn't it turn you off? Wouldn't you want her to have an attractive hairstyle?

I've had teachers that dressed up, and once in college, professors that dressed casual in sweatpants. One professor used to walk around and stick a piece of chalk in his nose and left it hanging there to see if people were paying attention!

I think students respected the teachers that acted more dignified and acted like they were in authority and in charge.

It is sad the people judge by appearances, but this is true still today and not everyone is sensitive and deep enough to realize that people go beyond skin-deep.

If you're heavy, have tattoos, spiked blue hair, whatever is not "perfect", people judge you. If you're unusual looking, like say of short stature, have an obvious birth defect or handicap, people can be very cruel.

I wish we could all just treat everyone equally, but the world is not that evolved yet.

Answer 3

I don't know if I would treat them with less respect, but I think clothing does influence the way that you think about someone. To me, a teacher dressed in just a jeans and tshirt (not on a Friday) says that he doesn't take his job seriously or dress to command respect.

I am in a field where looks are incredibly important (down to the cut and quality of suit that you wear, even), and it has a huge impact on job success and garnering the respect of your peers.

Answer 4

I wouldn't treat a teacher any different if they were to dress in jeans and a t-shirt. it is really important for them to dress in a more professional attire because they are supposed to set an example for those that they teach.

Answer 5

I wouldnt treat them with less respect but first impressions do mean a lot and I think if you dress professionally you give off an authoritative vibe will automatically respect. If there is no dress code though I probably wouldnt worry about it. Whatever works best for you and whatever you are the most comfortable in.

Answer 6

No. I wouldn't treat them with less respect. Everyone deserves respect.

But I think it's important to relay the appearance of professionalism if you are in a professional position. If you want to be taken seriously in whatever position you hold, you should also dress accordingly.

I'm not saying dress staunchly or boring, just dress appropriately for whatever job you hold, and reflect some of your personality in what you wear.

Answer 7

In spite of what a lot of people say clothing is the first thing that gives a person an impression of you. For example what would you think of the guy standing at the corner wearing a business suit? Now picture the same guy in sweats and a t-shirt in the middle of a business day..... whats the better impression?

Answer 8

It's important but a teacher should dress comfortably since they are around kids and are at their job most of the day and some stay on their feet for most of their classes. I don't want a teacher that is uncomfortable in their clothes b/c they might take it out on the class.

Answer 9

I'm going to school to be a teacher and all of my professors talk about how it's important to dress nice because the first impression could be the only impression that someone has of you..

Answer 10

I personally think it is important. I think that subconsciously you don't take the person as seriously. I have seen the dress code at my office being ignored over the past few years. And as a result the employees don't act as professional as they used to. Not to mention it doesn't look good to the clients ... in my opinion.

Answer 11

It is important to dress professionally if you work like in an office. And I don't know how your teachers dress but my teachers dress very casual.