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I enjoy wearing suits to work. Sadly, at some tech companies it is a bad idea nowadays. I wore a suit to work at Google and Facebook and regularly got called security on. I made sure to always keep my badge close.

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Until recently I had a worked with a friend who wears nothing but suits, not just at work but in day to day life. People found it odd for a few months but then he quickly got a rep as that really well dressed guy and most folk enjoyed it. Admittedly it helped that most of his suits were a bit more out there than typical business suits. Think slightly hipster barbershop quartet. The man had some damn nice jackets.

As long as they are decent quality. I have an aquaintance who dresses up for events in cheap terrible suits and he looks like a caracature of a used car salesman. He is genuinely embarrasing to be around, but thinks the attention is positive, because people recodnise him now. Nice guy, but I can't help but think more people need to know, so they don't do the same.

That is hilarious and sad.

Same, and same. I get questions about which job I'm there to apply for.

I wear suits to work because it is counter-culture, and they make me look like a programmer version of James Bond. People who don't like wearing suits clearly have never worn a tailored suit.

> regularly got called security on

Boy, this seems pretty surprising. Other folks at google or facebook decided that you looked out of place and then called security? What do executives at FB and google wear?

I work at Google and I don't think I've ever seen an employee wear a suit to work, maybe a blazer but definitely no ties. People who are at a certain level of leadership and above seem to wear button down shirts most of the time, usually with jeans.

The only time I saw people in formal attire was at a masquerade-themed holiday party.

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