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No. Do not be that guy that shows up for the first day overdressed. Ask HR what the dress code is, and then wear it. If it's MBB, I guarantee it will be business casual - slacks and a button-down shirt. Neither should be in any way, shape, or form interesting - blue shirt and tan slacks, white shirt and navy slacks etc. The consultant dress code is designed to not stand out.

 

Contrasting collar definitely! Maybe even suspenders.

You give me a gift? *BAM* Thank you note! You invite me somewhere? *POW* RSVP! You do me a favor? *WHAM* Favor returned! Do not test my politeness.
 
NYCMorning coat, definitely.
I agree, and a tophat.
You give me a gift? *BAM* Thank you note! You invite me somewhere? *POW* RSVP! You do me a favor? *WHAM* Favor returned! Do not test my politeness.
 

Same issue--I've only been on the office on Fridays which are casual days. So in addition to not really knowing what people wear on week days, I also don't know how that'll change up in the summer. Do people wear the same wool slacks during the summer that they wear the rest of the year?

 

Take with a grain but I think it's better to play it safe on your first day. Show up in a suit and tie and take off the jacket and tie if appropriate.

People tend to think life is a race with other people. They don't realize that every moment they spend sprinting towards the finish line is a moment they lose permanently, and a moment closer to their death.
 

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