LinkedIn....

[Dirk Diggler]

I think the whole charade of having to get dressed up 'smart' is outdated bollocks anyway though. It makes fuck all difference to how well or not I can do the job

I will assume your a scruffy bastard then?

[Batch]

I think the whole charade of having to get dressed up 'smart' is outdated bollocks anyway though. It makes fuck all difference to how well or not I can do the job

It does make fuck all difference to whether you can do some jobs though.

Suits may just be a convention, but some people do judge on appearance. Its also part of business etiquette. You may not like it but c'est la vie, sometimes you just have to conform and play the game.

[flammableBen]

It's all just left over conventions which evolved to keep the already privileged in better jobs regardless of ability.

[BANGKOK RED]

I think the whole charade of having to get dressed up 'smart' is outdated bollocks anyway though. It makes fuck all difference to how well or not I can do the job

Do you have experience in what you speak of dave?

[Nemo]

Dave, you'll be delighted to know I'm attending a business meeting tomorrow in Jeans and Trainers. There's hope for us yet!

[BANGKOK RED]

I'd much rather deal with somebody who had at the very least made an effort to be professional in what they do. If putting on a short and tie is too much for them, then it doesn't set much of a precedent to what you can expect from them in the future does it?

The main thing is that suits put us all on the same playing field as each other, nobody has a better or worse social/personal/whatever outside of work life.

Work is about work, it ain't about fashion.

[Nemo]

The main thing is that suits put us all on the same playing field as each other, nobody has a better or worse social/personal/whatever outside of work life.

Work is about work, it ain't about fashion.

So why do people spend thousands of pounds on a designer, tailor made suit? If that's pure practicality then I'm a Chocolate Teapot.

[BANGKOK RED]

So why do people spend thousands of pounds on a designer, tailor made suit? If that's pure practicality then I'm a Chocolate Teapot.

Perhaps because they are fashion sheep, or just because they liked it and could afford it. Even without a suit people would would wear the latest and/or most expensive brands.

It's a moot point.

I'm not saying that everybody should wear a suit. Can you not see the hypocrisy in dave's comment?

[Nemo]

Not really, he's expressing a personal distaste for suits, and I don't particularly think it affects your ability to do a job either. Quite probably affects people's perception of your ability, but so do a lot of other things that are unrelated.

[pumbaa]

I have LinkedIn but never really gave it much attention. Perhaps I should tart up my profile a bit and see what happens...

Ditto. And as I'm about to take the biggest gamble of my professional career by applying for voluntary redundancy, I may need to utilise it a lot more.

[donkey]

I'd much rather deal with somebody who had at the very least made an effort to be professional in what they do. If putting on a short and tie is too much for them, then it doesn't set much of a precedent to what you can expect from them in the future does it?

The main thing is that suits put us all on the same playing field as each other, nobody has a better or worse social/personal/whatever outside of work life.

Work is about work, it ain't about fashion.

The singular of shorts...never come across this before.

[Batch]

I'm finding it more and more useful,

If only it had some sort of built in calendar to remind you about upcoming appointments

[Dazzza]

I work for a large(ish) company but I find it is priceless for contacts and you can quickly find the right person to talk to within minutes, which would have literally taken days to get to via email or the phone.

I can also follow my customers and competitors and see exactly who they are talking to by looking at their contacts.  It is Facebook for work and senior users don’t seem to realise that if they allow their contacts to be viewed by anyone it’s like a bread crumb trail of exactly what organisations and who they are talking to.   I couldn’t put a figure on some of the intel and business I have picked up as a result of just following contacts.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Right so what I do for work these days is mostly coaching and doing kids after school clubs (aside to my leisure centre job)
I'm guessing linked in might not be very good for that sort if thing??

P.S I don't think I ever wrote on FB if I was having a poo??

[Bogus Dave]

Dave, you'll be delighted to know I'm attending a business meeting tomorrow in Jeans and Trainers. There's hope for us yet!

Fight the good fight!!

Do you have experience in what you speak of dave?

Not really at the moment. But I don't see how i'm learning any better because of the clothes I have to wear

It does make fuck all difference to whether you can do some jobs though.

Suits may just be a convention, but some people do judge on appearance. Its also part of business etiquette. You may not like it but c'est la vie, sometimes you just have to conform and play the game.

I know, this was my point. It's ridiculous.