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[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Meh. It’s all about power. Same reason tucking in your shirt and being clean shaven is a big thing for some boomer execs, it’s just some bullshit they can’t use to force people to conform

[–] stevedice 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This seems more likely. The same guy also wanted me to buy a suit because jeans and military boots give clients a bad image of the company. We did all of our business through the phone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

He probably wanted you to buy a suit, but wouldn’t give you a stipend for it if you asked