[ale] [OT] Cheap Suits

[Jim Kinney]

On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM, gcs8 <gcsviii at gmail.com> wrote:

> I showed up to the 1st or 2ed interview for the job I have now in some
> crappy jeans, a black pleater jacket and a hand knitted hat that said "no
> place like 127.0.0.1". Of course it might have helped that I showed them my
> rack.
>

By "rack" I'm assuming you mean your personal 42U 4 post with uber-kewl hot
hardware running jaw-dropping code.

oh.

they still hirin'  ?


On Jan 24, 2012 10:18 AM, "david w. millians" <millia at panix.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 1/21/2012 7:39 AM, Mike Harrison wrote:
>> > The clothes need to be in good shape, fit, and you need
>> > to be wearing them like you are used to wearing them.
>>
>> There was an epic thread on reddit several months ago about work clothes
>> that's good to read too. Should google up to the top quickly. The only
>> thing I would add is that their Brooks Brothers shirt worship is a tad
>> elitist- the no-iron good quality shirts from Dillards are just as good.
>> I don't know who makes them for Dillards, but they are fantastic. If
>> only they made the french cuff versions in pink...
>>
>> I would also add:
>> a) Get freshly laundered shirts. Barring that, iron with spray starch
>> and a damp shirt. You can iron shirts as well as a cleaner can launder,
>> but it does take practice. Do it even if you have those Dillards shirts.
>> b) Get your shoes polished, and the sole-edges dressed. Easy to do if
>> you want to save money, especially with a microfiber cloth. Polish
>> stains like a mofo though so it's best to do it someplace not near
>> anything you want safe.
>> c) Floss.
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