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They were not clean, had a cartoon print, and were not appropriate for the weather (polarfleece when it's 90 degrees out?). And apparently no underwear.
This is not all that unusual in my field (computers/software engineering)
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But for an interview it seemed a bit over the top.
Maybe he already has another job lined up and simply decided to have a bit of fun.
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Am I a bad person if I don't hire him because of his outfit?
Hmmm. Since the fact that you wear pajamas to work sometimes, wouldn't that make you a hypocrit?
don't get me wrong. i would never wear pajamas to an interview (or to work for that matter). for interviews i always wear khakis or slacks and a button up shirt or a polo shirt. for shoes, i wear casual dress shoes (the kind that don't need to be polished). for my bag, i bring a backpack. i find that at least in tech, it's not out of place, i'm dressed slightly better than those around me. you would probably not offend anyone here but it's still a risky move. you do want to be comfortable though because the interviews are difficult and the last thing you want to do is try to answer questions while you're feeling stiff and uncomfortable.
one of my close friends told me when i interviewed here...in a laughing voice "whatever you do, don't wear a suit man...you'll look funny."
They were not clean, had a cartoon print, and were not appropriate for the weather (polarfleece when it's 90 degrees out?). And apparently no underwear.
He also had on an old tshirt, bare feet, and two of those plastic wristbands you get at music festivals to show you paid. (Those things are dang uncomfortable! Can you imagine sleeping in them? But he must have, for at least the last two nights.) He didn't look like he'd had a shower today.
Now, this is not for some fancy schmancy job. We get dirty, don't deal with the public, and I myself have been known to wear pajama pants to work. (Hey, they are comfortable.) I would have been ok with his clothing if he were actually working here.
But for an interview it seemed a bit over the top.
I thought to myself, 'He seems way to concerned about outward appearances, with those concert bracelets especially.' And then I thought, 'I bet that's the opposite reaction from what he expects.'
Am I a bad person if I don't hire him because of his outfit?
(Note for mods: I was unsure whether this belonged here or in 'Fashion'; feel free to move it if you think that's best. Ultimately, it is an employment question, but I have never posted in this subforum before.)
No you are not a bad person. He sounds like a person with substance abuse problems who barely pulled himself up out of a passed out stupor to go to the interview. Those plastic wristbands are interesting too. Why keep them on after the concert/show? To show you're into drugging it up at these things for the other "cool kids?" Because that's what goes on at all these things to some extent. Sure not everyone who attends them is drugging it up, but there is NO show that doesn't have their share of "Molly" (or whatever the up to the moment "in" drug is) aficionados. Arriving at an interview like he did, I would bet he's one of the main psychedelic "partiers" at these things. And who wants to hire THAT? You'd have to be crazy NOT to take his appearance into account. Not hiring him is a good call!
Nila, this is a bit of a double standard in my opinion.
How can it be okay to wear pajama pants to work if you already work there but not okay to wear pajama pants to an interview?
His appearance does not sound pleasant however, does he qualify to do the job? He can clean up, shower, put shoes on, wear real clothes and told that underwear and the rest is required because of insurance and the working environment.
Would you really hire an adult someone that has to be TOLD these things?
Imagine what else you will have to waste your valuable time "telling" him about in order to get some work out of him ...
I would have hired him. So many people go to interviews all dolled up or dressed like a banker but what does that have to do with skills or anything? Nothing. You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig. You can put a suit on a donkey and it's still a donkey.
At least the guy who showed up in pajamas is REAL not putting on some fake persona like dressing up in a suit. The saying goes never trust someone who wears a suit.
Sounds like the guy who showed up is a filthy pig WITHOUT the lipstick ... who would hire that?
Most homeless people still wear a pair of shoes. It's amazing how many people in this thread are making so many excuses for this guy.
Exactly! I think some people just like to argue and if we started a thread that said, "The sky is blue!" they would vehemently scream it's purple!
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So many people go to interviews all dolled up or dressed like a banker but what does that have to do with skills or anything? Nothing. You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig. You can put a suit on a donkey and it's still a donkey.
