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How would you dress as a zoomer, first day in corporate world
I say this because I am 24, and I have finally left the public and charity and other sectors. And finally heading into the big world of financial services into private corporate. I’ve never worked in a private company in my life. How should I dress? The office seems to be very casual from what I seen. I have had 8 years of work experience now, so I know a lot of stuff to be doing to make this work…
I know they say dress for the job you want, but I do not want to overdress and do shit performance and I do not want my manager putting me on the backfoot because they’re self concious. Any thoughts? This is sort of how I would dress dress, excluding the pin collar shirt… Here are some of my no-nos I can think off:
1. No three piece suits (yes, they look good)
2. No pin collar shirts
3. No winchester shirts (at least for a few months while in probation…)
4. No loud clothes, which I have a few off. Like yellow chinos or bright summer blue jackets in hopsack wool,silk linen…. Maybe after probation is finished but again, maybe not.
Would I just be fine with chinos and conservative suits and coats? And shirts? Must have polished dress shoes too.
I want this to see others peoples experiences really that’s all.
Btw, it’s not in london, though they do have offices there. I am hoping I can move to London one day as I already own a house. But even when trying to forecast savings and investments, its still so much effort for a crap looking, but at least FREEHOLD house….. The advice I seen is to job switch, then relay this to your current employer for pay increases of at least 5-8% per year and hopefully get into a senior job by 30…. No degree btw. Good experience with Excel, did do VBA programming (basic though before all this CHATGPT crap, which I’m sure I could do very well in now given that)… And now this has turned into a business thread.
And I am hoping they say how it is, which is that all the graduates my age have little to no PC skills. I am hoping for this. I keep hearing about Big 4 and the likes getting graduates with no PC skills and can’t do basic tasks, so I’m sure I’ll manage given that I did grow up with PCs and gaming…
>I am hoping I can move to London one day
I would recommend against that unless you’re a turbo normie.
>No degree btw
Doesn’t matter unless you’re in a STEM field, finance might count as STEM but if you got the job already they clearly don’t require it. Once you have experience degrees are irrelevant anyway.
Overdressing a little is perfectly fine as long as you do it properly. Being the only guy with a suit and tie works if you have a well fitting and sensible suit, but if you’re the only guy with a suit and tie with baggy sleeves and short trousers you look like a hecking clown. At least go to a tailor and get whatever you wear adjusted to properly fit you. The reason being exactly what this guy said:
>you can look like them to the average person, except while wearing well-fitting clothing. Normies will subconsciously think you look much better, but they’re too dumb to know why.
why not. I want to move to London. I have about £230K in assets. There’s nothing stopping me from getting a house by the time I’m 30 at current £525K prices, with enough to pay off the mortgage in full if I so choose, but I wouldn’t. but could. That’s the plan and this job will enable me to do that, but hopefully I can get a few promotions so I can hurry up and begin my life. I do like being in London, but only the central bits. If I can live somewhere not rough, own a freehold house. get in easily i’d be happy. 1 hour commute or so is fine by me. Transport is always being developed too, so most likely there’ll be more places to live.
Unless you inherit a lot of money or work a really high paying job moving to London is not a realistic prospect, especially if you’re looking for "somewhere not rough". By the time you’re 30 house prices will have doubled, the population of London will have doubled, etc. The most realistic thing is get something just outside London that’s on a fast commuter line, near a train station which gets to London in under an hour (and then add half an hour to the journey for the inevitable tube travel to get where you actually need to go).
I don’t get the obsession with it anyway since working from home is far superior, having done both I NEVER want to go back to the office. But that’s why I prefaced it with "unless you’re a turbo normie". Some people just love social interaction, office gossip, and being somewhere you can always go out and do stuff, if that’s you then yes maybe you’ll love it. My sister is a normie and she liked living closer into London (despite the fact she had several bikes stolen, and a car broken into). If that’s you then go for it, or if you want to be a kiss ass and climb your way up the greasy corporate pole maybe it’ll work.
Back back to your clothes, the three most important things are fit, material, and style. Fit is by far the most important, get something tailored to fit you properly and it’ll look better than anybody around you even if it’s cheap off the rack stuff, but get something good and it’ll last forever so it’s worth investing. Don’t try to do any quirky stuff while you’re still getting familiar with suits, even a boring suit looks great if it fits properly. Also avoid belts, and for the love of God don’t wear low waist trousers or anything that shows your ankles, wear proper hecking socks.
Well I disagree. London is already really expensive and regardless of population size doubling. I’ve done a 3% conservative estimate growth rate for London property prices. If I do really get priced out, then Idgaf, at least I put in the effort. But, I do expect house prices to increase by about 100K up to 625K or less by the time I make the move.
Oh and if WW3 begins, maybe I’ll just wait and see how it’ll play out.
People will eventually move to cities such as mine to start raising families and I estimate my house will outpace Londons house prices by 2030 especially given the gentrification and investment occuring.
People don’t want to stay in London to pay £600K for a family house… People will look to cities like mine, until it becomes like Bristol where everyone from london is moving to, and it becomes unaffordable then.
So I WILL be continuioning my plan. Otherwise I’m going to be mortgage free by 25. And I’m not leveraging debt to improve my wealth. I do not want to be doing crap like a HMO or whatever with lodgers. I want a 3 bed house, rent out to two lodgers. And maximise on this. I don’t need a huge house. i just need a house that’s an average 3 bed family home. Which in London in various places including greater London, is about 500k – 550k. Add on top of the 3% CAGR rate per year, it’ll be about £600-650K by 2030. Certain areas yes will outpace this like Kensington and central london, but I’m not aiming for that. Idm living in zone 5-6 for a family home than a flat…
I don’t CARE about the office interaction, but I do like what I can do in London which I can’t do the same in most places…
And also regarding house prices, London is already out of reach for most people, so I very much doubt there’ll be more surges in growth ,and by 2030 with another general election something else may happen too.
>24
>£230K in assets
Must be nice having daddy’s shekels
Ask somebody or go with the usual: navy suit with tie, look around and then copy what people your age and rank are wearing.
If you didn’t make money on the 2020 crypto bull and stock crash you are a fool.
literally parent died immeditely as they retired and I’m from a working class background.
Well that’s what I’m saying, unlucky though.
No way dude, you’ll get laughed out the door.
24 is practically a baby. You have no choice but to dress exactly like this
but that is a crap look.
It’s socially acceptable, it blends in.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down
true that, true. I’m still keeping the greatcoat though and will be wearing it when it gets cold. If not many are wearing suits I’ll just stick to dress trousers and shirts until I get a few promotions.
You’d get made fun of in a bank for wearing this. First of all, it’s too sexcore. Bankers work with rich boomers. They’re not trying to show young Latin women they have money. So the hair is too tacky and not conservative enough. The facial hair is ok but not preferable. The shirt and tie is fine but bankers don’t usually wear ties, or jackets for that matter (unless meeting clients which they’ll only do if they’re front office). The pants are fine, but a little too slim and would be better if a bit darker. The Chelseas are a no. You wear dress shoes or loafers. If you walk to work, you can wear Blundstones or something and switch at the office.
Get some additional dress shirts, ties, and pants and keep them at the office in case of emergencies.
ive got about 25 dress shirts already.
>Br*tish
have a nice day, reindeer.
>You’d get made fun of in a bank for wearing this
Why would anyone care what those gays think?
They’re your bosses and coworkers dumbass. They cut your hecking check.
Didn’t know it was corporate dick-sucking hour. Aren’t you tired of having your nose stuck up your boss’s asshole everyday? I dress in basic shit. Is that going to dock my pay? No. Do I care to impress these cucks? No, just give my pay, I don’t give heck about the company. “B-but don’t you want to be promoted”? Nope, don’t give a rat-ass. I do the bare minimum and shitpost on here most of the day. I get paid the same as the gay doing overtime kek
I’m playing the system, the system’s not playing me. Bootlickers will never understand.
Don’t you have some weed to smoke, man?
You’re on the list.
>Why would anyone care what those gays think?
are you diagnosed with mental stupidation or are you just a garden variety dumbass?
it’s a crap look because he’s ugly and brown and not clean shaven and has a stupid haircut
get a haircut appropriate for the office and not a stinky club filled with fat tortas in los angeles, wear black dress shoes, and shave. And don’t wear a tight shitty suit.
I mean what’s wrong with just wearing a decent grey suit for a while? You can actually stick out in a good way but wearing the same thing other people wear, except since you’re here hopefully you aren’t a complete rube like the other people who’ll be in your office, and so you can look like them to the average person, except while wearing well-fitting clothing. Normies will subconsciously think you look much better, but they’re too dumb to know why.
Maybe the other zoomer kids wear tight polyester suits, and maybe you wear a suit of the same color but with a more classic fit, made from wool, and that you’ve had tailored.
Also you can probably get nice vintage repp ties and stuff at a low price which will be better than the shiny mall-tier ties the other new hires might be wearing.
What’s a good haircut bro?
I don’t know for sure but I know that that eurotrash chav hooligan haircut with the line going across his head is certainly not among the various types of good haircuts
Just get a simple short on the sides longer on top haircut and don’t style it like an arab immigrant
Im severely autistic can you give me any examples in a google image search hit you can download and attach?
Something like this, I suppose
Ah that hair is fluffy. Mine is too straight . I’m Asian
I’ve had this cut for years. Pretty boring imo. I hate corporate.
Boring might be what you need to keep doing. You can have a boring haircut and not be a boring person. And I also think it’s a good looking haircut. up to you.
Ay thanks for the confidence boost amigo
np anon
So it’s a bank? Are you American? If so, wear:
> dress trousers (slim, straight, or classic) in various shades of grey or navy; get them tailored to 1/4 to 3/4 break
> dress shirts (slim, traditional) in white or blue; straight point or button down are your best bet; normal cuffs
> leather penny loafers in black or brown
> matching leather belt(s)
> dress socks that match your trousers
> assorted fleeces, rain jacket, winter jacket
> modest watch if you want (no Rolex)
That will probably be the day-to-day for a lot of people there so you’ll fit in if you wear this.
There might be occasions where you have to wear a tie and a jacket so:
> assorted ties in conservative colors (maroon, burgundy, navy, etc.) and patterns (stripe, dots, etc.)
> Navy blazer, matching jacket (stick to shades of grey and navy still)
That’s pretty much it. Make sure you’re groomed and have a haircut and all that. Some people will probably show up in jeans on Fridays, maybe chinos and oxfords so you can add those in once you get a feel for the place but this is the pretty standard white collar professional banker/consultant/etc. uniform.
British and no, it’s not a bank, but sort of similar. Financial services and the wide range of services that comes with that.
I’m thinking two piece conservative suits, chinos and shirts, dress slacks and turtle necks and conservative sport coats and that’s about it. Dress shoes with all of them. Manager seems to only wear a shirt, hence why I was saying about not trying to outdress the manager.
My friend interned at a finance company (barclay’s) and he wore a simple navy suit every day
tldr but that’s a nice hecking jacket, w2c
https://www.edwardsexton.co.uk/products/navy-great-coat?_pos=3&_psq=coat&_ss=e&_v=1.0
You sound indian. Just wear flip flops and shorts like the rest of your kin
Get single breasted suits in navy and light gray, tailored and the most expensive you can afford. All you need and probably still more affordable than whatever elaborate wankery you have in mind.
> I do not want my manager putting me on the backfoot because I’m so autistic that I can’t dress like everybody else, leading to a more difficult integration into the team and the whole workplace, lower productivity, lower motivation and so on
ftfy
>how do I dress
depends on the job, generally a navy or charcoal suit with a light shirt, black belt, black derbies and no tie will work
but it depends on the job
stop asking this question.
just wear a basic hecking polo shirt and trousers.
then look how everyone else dresses there.
then copy them.
don’t try and be a hecking fancy man at work.
don’t think that /fashion/ can tell you about you work culture better than going to your work and opening your hecking eyes can.