Tech Workplace Dress Codes

What they wear is (and has always been) a huge part of it. Here's a bunch of comments from years ago about suits at interviews, for a specific example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1639740

Out of curiosity, in which kind of company do you work? In many techie environments, wearing a suit and tie would select you out of the job...

I prefer to wear what I normally do. If the company has the same "code over looks" outlook that I have then it won't be an issue. If they object to jeans and tshirt, then we wouldn't have been a good fit anyway. (Of course the exception is client facing roles, there's an understandable reason to dress correctly for that)

Where I work, my group has instituted "Fancy Fridays" where people wear bow ties, suits, button down shirts, etc. It's not mandatory (participation is maybe 20%), and no one from other teams really notices or cares. One of our RF engineers and one of our PMs likes designer clothes, but most don't. One software engineer dresses like a pirate (seriously). Tie-dye is somewhat popular. And of course, T-shirts and hoodies are common.I've also interviewed many people w

Much like some people like wearing a nice watch, pants, etc, I like wearing a nicely cut suit or jacket. Is that really any different to people wearing a comfortable pair of jeans? And paradoxically, I have carried server equipment wearing an italian suit, whilst others were bemoaning dust getting on their levis jeans...So please, please don't judge a book by it's cover. Actions speak louder.

I took off my jacket but I was still in a tie at a job interview at a place that hit hot on all start-up stereotypes. (Simple example: someone blasted the theme to Indiana Jones over the speaker system during my code-pairing session.)I 100% stuck out as a sore thumb, but that was okay. I considered the three cases:1. I should dress up and they will ding me if I don't2. they don't care3. I should not dress up and they will ding me if I doI'd be right in 2 out of 3 c

I’m far from cover-of-GQ but I did wear a suit every day for a few years to a programming job. Maybe it’s the punk in me but when every person in the company, including the C suite, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans or sweats I felt the need to be a little counter culture. Honestly it was an insightful experiment in biases, seeing how different people treated me (such as your admission) based on my clothes alone. … and I have no trouble writing fizz buzz.

I like wearing a dress shirt and wool pants because I like looking good. I'm not allowed to wear a tie (heavens forbid a coat) because I'll scare the other engineers and developers. At my last job, I wore a dress shirt (with a collar) and jeans one day, and my coworkers made me go home and change into a t-shirt and jeans. Seattle/Redmond area btw, it's incredibly relaxed here.

My point is that even knowing the work culture of SV does not mean that people necessarily believe it applies to interviews too, or that a suit will be a negative point, rather than good or neutral. There is a strong culture of looking smart at interviews that overrides knowledge of day-to-day attire. If you really care about people being in casual clothes, mention it in the invite, rather than looking down on them for doing what has been ingrained to be appropriate.

> was an eyebrow justifiably raised (by a guy in a t-shirt who, I learned afterwards, was the CEO)Sounds like they really do care what you wear. If they did not care, they would be happy for you to turn up White tie.Here is an app idea:http://WhatToWearAtMyInterview.com/Deliveroohttp://W