Dressing for success matters significantly less nowadays. Traditional office attire, which used to include suits and pencil skirts, has shifted to a more relaxed one, with jeans, sweaters, and sneakers being workers’ most common clothing choices.
So, imagine this employee’s surprise when his supervisor told him to ‘dress better’ in a workplace where others wore jeans and hoodies on a daily basis. Since he was already quite annoyed by the boss and his constant berating, he decided to maliciously comply, which resulted in an outcome he absolutely didn’t expect.
Scroll down to find the full story and conversation with Henna Pryor, workplace performance expert and author of Good Awkward, who kindly agreed to talk with us more about work attire.
