New employer has too many rules, not comfortable, need Advice

DKLS

amiehall wrote: »

If they ever have clients out on site, is it not reasonable to want to demonstrate a reasonably smart, professional workforce? I think making a fuss about not being able to wear jeans to work is pretty childish tbh...

I would feel suspicious if all the coders were in suits it wouldn't seem quite right.

buglawton

mattcanary wrote: »

I strongly suspect this company is SSE. I used to work for them in a field role.

You shoud have named and shamed them!

Ah yes, competence = 1/appearance

mattcanary

buglawton wrote: »

Ah yes, competence = 1/appearance

I do not understand this post.....

KentishLady

mattcanary wrote: »

I do not understand this post.....

Competence is inversely proportional to appearance.

mattcanary

KentishLady wrote: »

Competence is inversely proportional to appearance.

Ie: if a company focus so much on their appearance and how good they look in the company prospectuses/ on the figures, then the worse they are in reality?
Is that the meassage here?

buglawton

Yes but I didn't mean appearances just as in, smart shirts and ties, but all those rules giving the appearance of efficiency, rather than the reality.