My position generally dictates that I dress one step above the typical management dress code at my client. This typically means a sport coat at a minimum and is generally a suit with no tie. For an occasional meeting or at any banking client, I will wear a tie.

When I was at Nike, that meant jeans and a t-shirt since their exes often wear running shorts and things like that to meetings. Something about that just felt wrongI enjoy a suit.

DrHeadShrink said:

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Some mafia people

I wear suits at A&M system board meetings
and John (Sharp) does too.

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Please effing up my order waiter boy.

MBUSA said:

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POTUS.

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Already said politicians

If you're talking big bidness or gambling, mhayden is your man.

Bathroom attendant

http://www.trbimg.com/img-55673124/turbine/redeye-chicago-club-scene-washroom-attendant-20150528

Lifeguard

In finance and suits are totally location dependant. I find anything DC and north you need a suit on the east coast. I guess I am a "client" in NYC. South of Mason Dixon you can get away with a sports coat out east. The further west the more casual. I had a head risk guy ($200B+ in assets) and he wore Mickey Mouse shirts every day, sandals and socks on casual days. He lived in SF.

wbt5845 said:

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And detectives don't wear suits.

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Sgt. Joe Friday does.

According to the Allstate commercials mayhem wears a suit. You'd think it'd make it easier to spot mayhem coming, but that hasn't been my experience.

Mhayden, Your point is correct as well. I didn't mean it as "either/ or", moreso backing up ChickenRanch's point to the poster before me. I have a rack of very comfortable custom suits, some of which I feel need to be replaced. I lament the tough decision of whether or not I should do so. I ALWAYS get treated better/ receive more immediate and positive communication when I'm suited up. And if dressing down is simply an irreversible generational thing, I lament the sophistication and style elements the younger guys are giving up.

BTW, if your company had $200 Billion in assets tied up with a risk manager in SF, you made a client call and he greeted you wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and sandals,..I would hope you'd have the instincts to be highly concerned.

Duncan Idaho said:

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Young chicks in business dress also dress a lot hotter than the ones in a casual work environment.

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This also deserves to be on page 2.

752bro4 said:

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Commercial real estate leasing/sales
Investment banking
High end restaurant managers
Casino pit boss
Front facing financial managers
Consultants
People in b2b sales for legal/financial firms
Preachers
Anyone on Wall Street
ERAC
Sewell/high end car sales/finance guys
Newscasters
Suit salesmen
Sales people at Nordstrom/neimans/similar
Presenters/public speakers
Detectives
Limo drivers
Pilots
Hotel managers

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Well not everyone on Wall St anymore but a lot still do. Company cultures have to cater to young talent and a lot of young talent do not want anything to do with suits on the daily.

Ringo88 said:

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Mhayden, Your point is correct as well. I didn't mean it as "either/ or", moreso backing up ChickenRanch's point to the poster before me. I have a rack of very comfortable custom suits, some of which I feel need to be replaced. I lament the tough decision of whether or not I should do so. I ALWAYS get treated better/ receive more immediate and positive communication when I'm suited up. And if dressing down is simply an irreversible generational thing, I lament the sophistication and style elements the younger guys are giving up.

BTW, if your company had $200 Billion in assets tied up with a risk manager in SF, you made a client call and he greeted you wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and sandals,..I would hope you'd have the instincts to be highly concerned.

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No I'd only be concerned if he didn't perform.

Like most people, I don't give a rat's ass what someone wears. If one wants to get treated better by service people, be polite and courteous. That works 10X better than wearing a business suit.

I'm with a major defense contractor. Suits are the norm whenever we're visiting or hosting customers, exceptions being technical working meetings or field work.

powerbelly said:

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Am I the only one who likes wearing a nice suit?

I work in software, but will still wear a suit from time to time.

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Nope. Nothing looks better on a man than a nice tailored suit. And if you aren't a sweaty lolfat, it's as comfortable as anything else in your closit.

I work for a private family. Everyone in our office, from the CEO to the file clerks, wear suits and ties.

In the "old days", you had to put your coat on any time you left your office, even just to make copies. It's a bit more relaxed now, and we only wear them when we have meetings.

there is only one company I work with that makes everyone wear suits still. They think it is about perception, but the only thing I perceive is they don't pay their employees enough and everyone in the meeting went to the buy 1 get 5 free special at Jos A Bank together and bought same size regardless of build.

Fortune 100 midstream oil & gas here. Our executive management wears suits/ties Monday-Friday, and from time to time our Sr management (VPs) do as well for certain meetings.

I'm glad don't have to wear one. Mainly because none of mine fit me anymore....I need to work on that.

Hazmat

my son is a commercial loan officer and still wears a suit every day

RiskManager93 said:

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I work for a private family. Everyone in our office, from the CEO to the file clerks, wear suits and ties.

In the "old days", you had to put your coat on any time you left your office, even just to make copies. It's a bit more relaxed now, and we only wear them when we have meetings.

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Family offices are still the #1 perp of this nowadays. Law firms have loosened up a bit (I'm talking big dogs like LockeLorde) as have some commercial banks.

Family offices have stayed true because those old farts with Scrooge McDuck piles of cash don't give a fk what anyone wants. It's their money and they make the rules.

**** suits, I still haven't put pants on yet.

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SMC Flex said:

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Enterprise rent-a-car

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Terrible company.

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They've got an excellent corporate structure and they... *they* give *you* the tools to be your own boss.

People in any career who end up testifying to congress.