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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.
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.)
If this is an IT position you may have passed up on the next Bill Gates. He was probably solving a coding problem while he was being interviewed.
After thoughts: He was on unemployment and can say he didn't turn down any jobs last week.
But you never said what the cartoon characters on his pajamas were!
Personally, I will either wear Thundercats pajamas to interviews, or perhaps Richie Rich. Thundercats tells the world, "hey I'm a workplace superhero, but I'm still a team player!" whereas Richie Rich truly displays ones work ethic and attention to detail.
He probably is on a unemployment making a good buck and wants to stay there - Still can fill out paper that he looked for job but he didn't turn down a job ... or he just moved from Colorado
But you never said what the cartoon characters on his pajamas were!
Personally, I will either wear Thundercats pajamas to interviews, or perhaps Richie Rich. Thundercats tells the world, "hey I'm a workplace superhero, but I'm still a team player!" whereas Richie Rich truly displays ones work ethic and attention to detail.
My apologies .
I didn't recognise the design and did not want to stare at his crotchal area. I can tell you that they were turquoise background with some large yellow blotches. I would not rule out Sponge Bob.
Yes, I would have given him a pass if they were Ritchie Rich. Shows he knows the value of a dollar. And one always appreciates the classics.
*(I did actually have this problem, once. This was years ago. A regular member of my crew was a young guy who tended to wear his pants low, with boxers showing above. Kids these days. Anyway, he'd stopped me to ask about some work thing, and we were standing in the hot sun which was making me a bit dazed, and I realised I had been staring at his boxers, trying to identify the cartoon character. I looked up and could see from his expression that he did not think that was the reason I was staring downbelow. Sorry to disappoint ya, dude...)
I think you should have grounded him.
He sounds a lot like the students in the apartment building I live in located near a private university.
No actually, he sound like the kind of student that got kicked out by his sorta girl friend and locked out of his car while his stuff was being thrown out off the balcony for sleeping with her best friend and failing most of his classes that parents paid for. (Not that I would know anything about the students in my building)
Maybe he was testing you? If he is a traveling hippie type, then his worst fear is probably getting stuck working 40 hours a week in a job with a rigid supervisor that micromanages every little move and doesn't allow him any freedom.
Showing up dressed like a sleepy vagabond is probably a very good way to find out whether the work environment is filled with a bunch of superficial pointy-eared-bosstards ;-)
Despite the shock and horror and disrespect that some people are claiming... the truth of the matter is that dress/attire is not important for the position. I would make a note of how the applicant were dressed, but attach more significance to whether he was clean, well groomed, and did not have an offensive odor.
I would have certainly raised the topic of his attire during the interview. Finding out his thinking as to why he dressed that way would have been a clear indicator as to whether he was trying to sabotage his interview or feel the company out. He took a gamble... it only seems reasonable to call his bluff a bit, no? :-)
interviewers write feedback. a hiring committee reads the feedback and makes a decision on whether to hire or not. if i write "candidate performed well in my interview but i don't think we should hire him because he showed up wearing pajamas and no underwear", the hiring committee would probably reprimand me for being stupid and wasting their time by writing down what the candidate wore.
so yes, the guy could get a 6 figure job here.
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