Digg effect, dress codes, and decaf (well half anyhow)
November 14, 2006 – 5:42 pm |
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I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. Remember that post I made about using your Google Personalized Homepage in your Firefox Sidebar? So it got Dugg, I got a lot of traffic to my site which eventually leveled off to the previous traffic levels. It’s interesting to see a visual representation of the Digg effect (well to me anyhow) so I’m posting a screenshot of some Google Analytics stats. The spike in the top left graph is from the day that post got Dugg.
Crazy right?
Moving on, today I was on the elevator at work and one of the guys from PWC started talking to me about my job. He asked the regular questions, like what do you do, and I gave my standard answer “Type on computers all day.” He then asked if we worked hard and I said yes, we work hard and we play hard. To this he says, “Oh I see you guys come in wearing jeans everyday and it seems like you’re just chillin.’” Errrr, what?
This made me start thinking about dress codes and how people perceive those who aren’t restricted by them. For example, because I wear jeans to work everyday, does that mean I don’t work hard? I would think that people work better and harder when they are comfortable. Also, what purpose do dress codes serve anyhow? If you’re amongst your peers, what is the point of “looking professional?” Shouldn’t your work be able to show just how good you are at your job? Nah, that’s too reasonable.
So when I went to San Diego, my cousin introduced me to a new addiction. I give you the Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks. Now since I’m going to be a New Yorker soon, I have a reason to brush up on my Starbucks lingo. Grande, non-fat, half-caf, no whip, please and thank you very much. Continuing on my becoming a New Yorker trend, I’m only drinking these coffees and eating celery. Just kidding, I don’t think I can only exist on celery. Well not unless its inside tuna salad on some really good bread. Okay I’m hungry now, time to go find a snack. Later folks!
One Response to “Digg effect, dress codes, and decaf (well half anyhow)”
LOL, you’ve now just now discovered peppermint mochas? Yes, they’re wonderful, but — assuming the NY office has espresso machines — let me teach you how to make them much more affordably.
1) Make a double shot of espresso.
2) Steam milk, add espresso.
3) Stir in EITHER:
A) Trader Joe’s Mint Mocha powder.
OR
B) Any *good* hot cocoa powder (e.g., ghiradelli powder) + two small drops of mint extract.
So good! And if you use non-fat milk, it’s actually pretty healthy for you
* * *
Oh, and I totally agree with you about the “looking professional” bullshit. I can *sort of* understand it when folks have a customer-facing job, because too many customers / potential customers are undoubtedly stupid enough to think “Oh, he wears a suit, so he MUST be a good person!”
But one of my friends works in a bank and NEVER SEES CUSTOMERS but they still make him wear a tie.
What really irks me is that total morons argue, “Hey, look, all the folks in the failed dot.com era dressed down… AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?”
Yeah, great example of causality there. Sheesh.
By Adam Lasnik on Nov 19, 2006