{"id":17698,"date":"2018-05-30T11:57:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/?p=17698"},"modified":"2019-05-16T14:38:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T19:38:16","slug":"the-new-office-attire-startup-casual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2018\/05\/the-new-office-attire-startup-casual\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Office Attire &#8211; Startup Casual"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\" style=\"background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #ffffff, #ffffff);\" data-bg-color-1=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-2=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-direction=\"to left\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Seriously, this is a thing &#8211; startup casual which is replacing business casual as the trendy office attire.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/313647?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here it is from Entrepreneur:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">The whole trend has become so popular,&nbsp;among founders as well as employees, that it has a name: <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecareertips.com\/2014\/06\/startup-casual-a-new-dress-code-for-a-new-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i>startup<\/i> <i>casual<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">All of you who are&nbsp; slave to fashion are probably wondering what is the proper attire to achieve startup casual.&nbsp; I suppose if you have to ask&#8230;.&nbsp; I did find myself aligning with this tidbit from the article:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Mark Zuckerberg claims that he wears the same jeans and gray T-shirt every day so he <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/startup-grind\/choice-minimalism-why-mark-zuckerberg-wears-the-same-thing-every-day-2f132f1b5706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">doesn\u2019t expend any unnecessary mental energy<\/a> on a decision that doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">That quote continues on to discuss decision-fatigue which I will studiously avoid as it sounds ridiculous even to a psychology major such as myself.&nbsp; Zuckerberg still makes a valid point in that he doesn&#8217;t waste mental energy on trivial topics.&nbsp; This approach is inline with Albert Einstein who apparently did not know his own phone number.&nbsp; His point was to not waste mental resources on something that could easily be looked up in a phone book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brilliant, and I couldn&#8217;t agree more.&nbsp; I am convinced that certain leadership styles get bogged down by the tactical side of leadership &#8211; time-sucking logistics, details bordering on minutiae and creativity-stifling routines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Productivity is the new peak measurement for employees. This approach has always been the truest measure for successful selling.&nbsp; It seems it is spreading throughout organizations today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cLife is less formal; the concept of \u2018going to the office\u2019 has fundamentally changed; American companies are now more results-oriented than process-oriented.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a class=\"btn btn-pill btn-color-5 btn-glow\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us Today<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seriously, this is a thing &#8211; startup casual which is replacing business casual as the trendy office attire.&nbsp; Here it is from Entrepreneur: The whole trend has become so popular,&nbsp;among founders as well as employees, that it has a name: startup casual. All of you who are&nbsp; slave to fashion are probably wondering what is the proper attire to achieve startup casual.&nbsp; I suppose if you have to ask&#8230;.&nbsp; I did find myself aligning with this tidbit from the article: Mark Zuckerberg claims that he wears the same jeans and gray T-shirt every day so he doesn\u2019t expend any unnecessary mental energy on a decision that doesn\u2019t matter. That quote&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2018\/05\/the-new-office-attire-startup-casual\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,23],"tags":[1738,1728,1751],"class_list":["post-17698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-retention","tag-business","tag-corporate-culture","tag-trends"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-4Bs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1446,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/02\/what-color-is-your-power-suit\/","url_meta":{"origin":17698,"position":0},"title":"What Color Is Your Power Suit?","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"February 29, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Navy blue hopefully.\u00a0 I say that with confidence based on this article from Selling Power - Design Your Image of Success.\u00a0 From the article (my editing): While good posture, eye contact, and direct, well-modulated speaking voice have long been deemed important in sales, only in recent years has dress come\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Communication&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Communication","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/communication\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1658,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/07\/generational-differences-dressing-like-murphy-brown\/","url_meta":{"origin":17698,"position":1},"title":"Generational Differences-Dressing Like Murphy Brown","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 14, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Funny article here from BusinessWeek.com titled Office Wear: A Tale of Two Generations.\u00a0 There is a definite clash of generations when it comes to business attire, especially among women.\u00a0 This article provides a discussion from both the Baby Boomer perspective and the Millennial perspective. 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This statement comes from the cover letter of a salesperson.\u00a0 If you realize that you only have a small window to make an\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Resumes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Resumes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/resumes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1377,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/01\/dressed-for-success\/","url_meta":{"origin":17698,"position":4},"title":"Dressed For Success","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"January 14, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm no slave to fashion so this CareerJournal article - Aspire to Become a CEO? You Have to Dress the Part - struck me as being quite superficial when it comes to hiring.\u00a0 The thought that attire could eliminate a candidate seems trivial. 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