What is the point of wearing a suit for a job that requires you to be on the phone only?

In my opinion when I get my full suit on, my confidence flows out easier and I am more energetic. I've done a couple of the video HireVue interviews and I always put on my full suit down to the shoes, despite only my upper body being shown on camera. It's all about establishing confidence and professionalism.

The suit is to make the working environment professional. If the job requires only being on the phone and everyone is dressed casually, it does not make things better.

Logically, yes you do have a point. But just that there are some psychological effects of being dressed professionally.

Suits and work clothing in general is just a pissing contest to establish wealth. Out here in CA we are definitely not about suits, but people substitute wearing 'Gamos for Yeezys. Same concept, different form factor.

EDIT for MS; k.

If your goal is to do nothing buy "pound" the phone and make charts all day, guess what, you won't progress very far.

1) You wear a suit because you never know when you will have to meet with a client, meet with another banking/lawyer/professional.

2) You wear a suit because you are a professional and it is the uniform of business. You are representing your firm, your education, your industry.

I get no tie policies and have worked for a number of business casual places, but I still wore a blazer, loafers, nice slacks, etc.

IMO, if you want to wear gym shorts all day and look like you are casual AF, you might want to serve ice cream or work at a surf shop.

I believe the original concept behind the suit standard is to neutralize everyone in the workplace, turning us into hives of similarly-dressed, (allegedly) status-neutral, white collar drones. I mean, can you really tell a banker from a lawyer walking down the street?

Today suits are mostly all about the client ... it is a crucial matter of integrity and relationship-building. Meetings with clients extend beyond the conference room. Say you got noticed in a meeting a few weeks before, and one day you're walking along Madison ave, wearing sweatpants and a college hoodie to the office because you're "on the phone all day". If the client spots and recognizes you this immediately sends a red flag, giving your md and the bank a bad rep... communicating that the work culture isn't "sharp". It takes only once.

When I worked in San Francisco the opposite was true. The md made us opt for more laid-back, business-casual looks because expensive suits and accessories made us look "overpriced" and too "Wall Street", which would totally blow his relationship-building with the techies.

Gives a new meaning to the term "business model"...

"TheBestMan" what is the point of looking professional and wearing a expensive suit to work everyday?