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I have affected a lot of things that make me seem more like a "tech guy" in my career. That need has relaxed some but that used to necessarily include attire. Too much business and strangers question your engineer cred.

Once I got asked by a firm I was working with to drop by a different client I had not worked for previously after my day finished and I told them I was not dressed for first contact. They said that was fine, it was an emergency, needed to go to the server room and be the one who called warranty support so they could get accurate information on some faulty hardware. Not my usual but good enough.

I showed up and they almost called security. The manager came out and saw me in my band T-shirt and combat trousers, and asked if I had business with them. I told them I was the "Linux guy you called $COMPANY for" and they were overjoyed and immediately led me to the server room.

Funny thing is I'd had a high end dinner with her at a charity event not a month before. I dressed appropriately to the event and sat right next to her. We had a great conversation. I don't think she even realized I was an engineer because I know how to do this social shit.

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