I’ve had a few instances over the past year or so that have led to this question.
Without going into details, I’m curious what you all think on the topic.
Would you choose one identical job over the other if one allowed you to wear whatever you want to work?
Would you take a $10k/year hit? $20k? $500k over the next 20 years?
Would you choose a more “dead end” job that allowed you to wear whatever you want, while a more “management track” position that pays the same today required you to wear what the company demands?
Let’s assume here that we are excluding extremes. I’m not taking about a company making you wear a chicken suit, or some sort of demeaning consume, and I’m not taking about being allowed to show up to work in your underpants. In either extreme, let’s assume fully clothed, not demeaning, not offensive, not extreme, etc.
As a more specific example, let’s say you’d prefer to wear jeans, sneakers, and a t-shirt and the company wants you to wear dress-ish shoes, khakis, and a polo. Or you want to wear shorts but they require long pants. Etc.
Let’s also assume the pay differential is not extreme. I’m not taking about “I’ll wear a chicken suit if you want me to as long as I get $1M!”