Comments on: How to work your inner geek for a comfy corner office http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/22/how-to-work-your-inner-geek-for-a-comfy-corner-office/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Miklos Hollender http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/22/how-to-work-your-inner-geek-for-a-comfy-corner-office/#comment-100633 Miklos Hollender Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:54:59 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=3222#comment-100633 This sort of career advice always gives me the hives. Basically this article, like thousands of others, means give up your personality for a promotion. Hell, no! That's no way to be content with your life. There is no point in lying - radiate fun team-playership when you are geek who hates people, or radiate authority when you are scared by even a kitten? That's a horrible idea. I say dress the way you want, talk the way you want, behave the way you want as long as it's not bad enough to get you fired. As long as you have that job you can pay your bills and that's the important thing, a promotion isn't so important to make such sacrifices for it. This sort of career advice always gives me the hives. Basically this article, like thousands of others, means give up your personality for a promotion. Hell, no! That’s no way to be content with your life. There is no point in lying – radiate fun team-playership when you are geek who hates people, or radiate authority when you are scared by even a kitten? That’s a horrible idea.

I say dress the way you want, talk the way you want, behave the way you want as long as it’s not bad enough to get you fired. As long as you have that job you can pay your bills and that’s the important thing, a promotion isn’t so important to make such sacrifices for it.

]]> By: Farasha http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/22/how-to-work-your-inner-geek-for-a-comfy-corner-office/#comment-93129 Farasha Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:06:22 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=3222#comment-93129 I so argree with you that dressing up is not the way to go for geeks. I mean there are lots of other non verbal cues that can help a person get ahead in the workplace. I also agree with the should dress comfortably, as I find it does promote creativity, and the flow of outside the box thinking. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with cleanliness and looking presentable butthere is a definite limit. I mean sorry Mrs. Davidson but if I wanted to dress and act like a ceo or business proffesional then I would work in a normal office. Besides if your like most geeks like me you have better things to spend your money on than clothes that you hate wearing and you look like a dork in anyway, like gadgets and videogames, and cool stuff with lots of buttons..lol, so reading your article sort of made me lose my cool from the very onset of it. I so argree with you that dressing up is not the way to go for geeks. I mean there are lots of other non verbal cues that can help a person get ahead in the workplace. I also agree with the should dress comfortably, as I find it does promote creativity, and the flow of outside the box thinking. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with cleanliness and looking presentable butthere is a definite limit. I mean sorry Mrs. Davidson but if I wanted to dress and act like a ceo or business proffesional then I would work in a normal office. Besides if your like most geeks like me you have better things to spend your money on than clothes that you hate wearing and you look like a dork in anyway, like gadgets and videogames, and cool stuff with lots of buttons..lol, so reading your article sort of made me lose my cool from the very onset of it.

]]> By: Kiltak http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/22/how-to-work-your-inner-geek-for-a-comfy-corner-office/#comment-93076 Kiltak Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=3222#comment-93076 Well, it all depends on where you work at I guess... <b>90%</b> of workplaces are like that and will accord importance to the way you dress and act. If you aspire to do something else than being a web designer, and one day, doing some management job, you'll have to abandon your t-shirt. As I said.. 90% of corporations (or more) will require this of you. Well, it all depends on where you work at I guess… 90% of workplaces are like that and will accord importance to the way you dress and act.

If you aspire to do something else than being a web designer, and one day, doing some management job, you’ll have to abandon your t-shirt. As I said.. 90% of corporations (or more) will require this of you.

]]> By: sir jorge http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/22/how-to-work-your-inner-geek-for-a-comfy-corner-office/#comment-93048 sir jorge Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:39:36 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=3222#comment-93048 NO NO NO NO. Dressing nicely does NOT ever give me or anyone I know a sense of confidence. In fact, for myself and many web developers I work with it is the main hindrance of creativity and comfort in an office setting. I hate it. Rethink that, because you'll lose a lot of people with that notion. I'll give you a greater example. We had an opening in our office for a level 1 tech, and when people showed up "dressed up" we laughed so hard after they finished interviewing. We went with a guy that showed up not dressed up and full of confidence. He got the job and that's what we look for constantly. The geeks in our office are NOT dressing up, they are NOT salesman, and they are NOT talking to CEO's. If you want to be a geek, know your craft, dress comfortably. Sure, I agree with no sweat stains, but I don't feel that cleanliness is the same as "dressing up" as you are implying in the onset. NO NO NO NO. Dressing nicely does NOT ever give me or anyone I know a sense of confidence. In fact, for myself and many web developers I work with it is the main hindrance of creativity and comfort in an office setting. I hate it. Rethink that, because you’ll lose a lot of people with that notion.

I’ll give you a greater example. We had an opening in our office for a level 1 tech, and when people showed up “dressed up” we laughed so hard after they finished interviewing.

We went with a guy that showed up not dressed up and full of confidence. He got the job and that’s what we look for constantly.

The geeks in our office are NOT dressing up, they are NOT salesman, and they are NOT talking to CEO’s. If you want to be a geek, know your craft, dress comfortably.

Sure, I agree with no sweat stains, but I don’t feel that cleanliness is the same as “dressing up” as you are implying in the onset.

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