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Oh I do consider myself lucky! It's funny because I was at a user group recently in LA dressed in slacks, blazer, boat shoes, and button down (no tie.) Let's call it poor mans east coast business casual. Everyone at work commented how nice I looked. Then at the user group I was way overdressed and some senior manager at a competing company mentioned how business people in LA "never wear ties." Only maybe in finance and banking which is rare as is in LA. That's it. It's almost frowned upon out here if you wear a tie. You almost need an excuse to do it!
You probably did look nice, especially with the blazer (LOVE those!). And that is very interesting, especially since I'm taking a Professional Image class at my community college and we were talking about the different work environments and dress codes of different parts of the country and the world.
It is interesting how the serious and assertive personality of the East Coast (traditional, group-think in work environment) and the laid-back and carefree personality of the West Coast (progressive, individualistic in work environment) often translate in the distinctive dress codes of the two regions.
You probably did look nice, especially with the blazer (LOVE those!). And that is very interesting, especially since I'm taking a Professional Image class at my community college and we were talking about the different work environments and dress codes of different parts of the country and the world.
It is interesting how the serious and assertive personality of the East Coast (traditional, group-think in work environment) and the laid-back and carefree personality of the West Coast (progressive, individualistic in work environment) often translate in the distinctive dress codes of the two regions.
An uninformed opinion. Don't let the lack of dress code fool you..people here are hustling to get by. Lots of people putting together many different income streams, lots of independent contractors, small business owners, etc. Oh, and the richest guy you see on the street is probably the one most dressed like a bum.
This is definitely not true in D.C. Who cares about car's here? Millionaires drive Prius here if they drive at all.
To be fair though, I have seen some of them drive around in Porsches, Ferraris, and occasionally Bentleys when it comes to high-end luxury cars. Be it Uptown DC or in Tyson's Corner, McLean, Clarendon, Ballston, Rosslyn, Downtown DC, Bethesda, Chevy Chase in MD, Alexandria, Potomac, etc.
A lot of them do drive Priuses, Lincolns, Lexuses, Cadillacs, Jaguars, BMWs, Toyotas, Fords, Nissans, Chevys, Audis, Land Rovers, etc. just like most of us here in the DMV but there are times where you will see them get into a vehicle you would normally find parked somewhere else like SoHo in Manhattan or Buckhead in Atlanta.
The cool (or not so cool) thing about both cities is that they attract people with big dreams. Girls move to L.A. with dreams of seeing their name in lights. Girls move to DC with dreams of sleeping with politicos.
An uninformed opinion. Don't let the lack of dress code fool you..people here are hustling to get by. Lots of people putting together many different income streams, lots of independent contractors, small business owners, etc. Oh, and the richest guy you see on the street is probably the one most dressed like a bum.
Who said I was talking about L.A.? D.C. is a workaholic city and the dress code matches that. The pursuit of power flows through this city. Everyone thinks they're better than everybody else here. Even people in the hood think they're better at everything (talk, dress, music, etc.,) than every other hood in America. True story...
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Who said I was talking about L.A.? D.C. is a workaholic city and the dress code matches that. The pursuit of power flows through this city. Everyone thinks they are better than everybody else here. Even people in the hood think they're better at everything (talk, dress, music, etc.,) than every other hood in America. True story...
My mistake. Your comment sort of reads like West Coast people don't have the work ethic that East Coast people do.
The cool (or not so cool) thing about both cities is that they attract people with big dreams. Girls move to L.A. with dreams of seeing their name in lights. Girls move to DC with dreams of sleeping with politicos.
After a week of binge-watching season 2 of House of Cards that seems to me like an even more terrible choice for hill staffers and interns than I previously thought
After a week of binge-watching season 2 of House of Cards that seems to me like an even more terrible choice for hill staffers and interns than I previously thought
Hey, it got Christina a job in the West Wing. Do you know how many interns who spend their entire day opening constituent mail would kill for that job?
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