One perspective in the article was about productivity and some belief that professional business attire had fewer distractions, so in theory helped productivity.
After working 20 years in a large corporate environment where you could and I did accidentally literally brush shoulders in the hallway with a Fortune 500 executive this is utter nonsense. There are so many opportunities in a large company to improve productivity that people's attire would be near the bottom of that list.
I like working more in a startup culture where there is less ceremonial BS and more focus on delivering value.
I think a big factor with Americans dressing so casually is that how you dress is no longer a representation of your status in society.
"I think a big factor with Americans dressing so casually is that how you dress is no longer a representation of your status in society."
As a thought experiment this might be happening with car ownership right now WRT the glowing gaslighting reports about the success of gig economy car services, and in theory there's no reason it won't happen with real estate. "Casual real estate prices" is an interesting meme to contemplate.
In the really old days, people used to say an ounce of gold is what a professionals suit should cost. It still does cost that much today, centuries later, its just professionals don't wear business suits as much anymore LOL. Or perhaps the era of LARPing is ending and non-professionals are no longer wearing professional suits...
After working 20 years in a large corporate environment where you could and I did accidentally literally brush shoulders in the hallway with a Fortune 500 executive this is utter nonsense. There are so many opportunities in a large company to improve productivity that people's attire would be near the bottom of that list.
I like working more in a startup culture where there is less ceremonial BS and more focus on delivering value.
I think a big factor with Americans dressing so casually is that how you dress is no longer a representation of your status in society.