Do you wear a tie everyday to work?

I personally would hate to wear a tie EVERY single day. Is wearing a tie the norm in the finance industry? I know a few places or regions where the lifestyle is very laid back and ties are not required unless you have to meet with a client or something.

In my current job we have to dress nice but ties are definitely not required. It's almost like if you wear a tie you look like a dumbass and out of place...I prefer this over having a damn noose around my neck everyday...

Your input is appreciated.

 
unforecastable:
I agree that you should at least consider wearing it especially if you're seeing clients. 20 years from now it may go out of style. who knows

I'm gunning for the Elizabethan ruff to come back.

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Oreos:
unforecastable:
I agree that you should at least consider wearing it especially if you're seeing clients. 20 years from now it may go out of style. who knows

I'm gunning for the Elizabethan ruff to come back.

Well, if folks start doing LSD again like they did in the '60s, we might all start dressing like Austin Powers again. Who knows.

 
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Blue Baller:
At a place like UBS/CS/DB/Citi = no

At a place like GS/MS/JPM = yes

From my experience (Europe) this isn't really the case. It's hard to generalise, very dependent on group, seniority and specific culture.

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 
Oreos:
Blue Baller:
At a place like UBS/CS/DB/Citi = no

At a place like GS/MS/JPM = yes

From my experience (Europe) this isn't really the case. It's hard to generalise, very dependent on group, seniority and specific culture.

The issue here is that you're in Europe. My experience has been that our European office isn't exactly on par with our NYC office so it wouldn't shock me if even at my firm they were slightly less formal in Europe.

 
redninja:
manbearpig:
Consulting - Yes

Does Deloitte seriously make you wear a tie every day? Wow...

Not sure they're making me - in the sense that I don't think there would be any real consequences if I didn't. It's just everyone else does, so I go along with it.

-MBP
 

Im in PB in Chicago, and we go full suit/tie everyday, but if I go to an event and most people are sans tie I tend to take mine off and put it in my coat pocket. But I'm not ever going to be the first one to take the tie off. You just have to read the situation and know the setting.

I would agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.
 
sayandarula:
or just wear ONLY a tie and nothing else. it will show that you have balls, LITERALLY AMIRITE??!?!?!
Hahahaha showing you have balls->good, showing your balls->not good. Would be funny if someone did this though.

Agree on overdressing, easier to just take it off when you hit the men's room

Get busy living
 

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