Indeed. At least on the West Coast, the better your job, the less likely you are to be wearing a suit. Your CEO will wear a turtleneck and sneakers around the office. The guy who tears your movie ticket in half? He's wearing a suit.
I had a fun job interview experience early in my dev career. I rocked up to the first interview in my "Developer" costume, and was shocked to find everybody dressed like bankers in crisp new suits. Yikes! Thinking about it, I guess these guys do do a bunch of work for banking clients. Better suit up for interview number two.
But no. It just happened that that was the day the client happened to be in town, so the entire company had done its Serious Business impression for the day. Thus leading to the day later that week where Jason showed up for an interview in his best suit, and walked into a room full of guys in shorts and t-shirts.
I had a fun job interview experience early in my dev career. I rocked up to the first interview in my "Developer" costume, and was shocked to find everybody dressed like bankers in crisp new suits. Yikes! Thinking about it, I guess these guys do do a bunch of work for banking clients. Better suit up for interview number two.
But no. It just happened that that was the day the client happened to be in town, so the entire company had done its Serious Business impression for the day. Thus leading to the day later that week where Jason showed up for an interview in his best suit, and walked into a room full of guys in shorts and t-shirts.
"Meet the team."
Somehow, I still landed the gig.