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It's pretty darn smug considering they can't do it themselves.
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We just do business casual at the company I work for. There are people from other major companies walking through all the time though, so that may have something to do with it.
I don't even see higher management in suits, it's basically all business casual.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: it's 19th century thinking in a 21st century world.
History repeats itself simply because the vast majority are stupid.
Jeremy Falcon
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Harumph.
'Business casual' at my employer means jeans, athletic shoes, and almost anything on top except for T-shirts. Managers and other PHB's tend to forego the jeans. The only time you see jackets and ties are when people are meeting with customers.
This is quite a change from 30 years ago, when I first worked for this outfit as a contractor. I was told before my first day on-site that 'Gentlemen wear jackets and ties. You may take the jacket off if you are at your desk, but please put it back on if you leave your desk.'
I deliberately dress somewhat down (Florida shirts during the summer) to avoid anyone getting the idea to make me a manager.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: 'Business casual' at my employer means jeans, athletic shoes, and almost anything on top except for T-shirts. Managers and other PHB's tend to forego the jeans.
I hope that doesn't mean what I think it means? That really is casual! 
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Sigh. Managers and PHB's are fond of khakis and other casual pants that aren't denim.
Although, as often as they screw over the serfs, not wearing pants would make it more convenient for them...
Software Zen: delete this;
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I dress business casual because Docker style pants are much more comfortable and cooler than jeans. I will admit, unless I have a meeting, there's a pretty good chance my face won't be clean shaven. I'll wait and shave when I have something important to attend!
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I have spent my career since the mid '80s in 'manufacturing' environments: food, paper and pulp, and utilities.
When I started, it was shirt, tye, dress pants. To go into the mill, we put on safety foot wear and a lab coat. I have always worn collared shirt and dress pants; the tyes eventually went.
I have seen male co-workers come in with sandals; I didn't think it was appropriate then and still don't. I have also seen many women wear skirts that are too high and blouses that are too low. One got upset when she was told flip-flops were not appropriate.
When in a work environment, it isn't just about you - think about how your co-workers may react.
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People tell me I have a very natural way of leading, which is probably why I was asked for the job. However, I never before considered what it takes to lead an entire team of engineers. "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."
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Yeah, I lead a team of younger developers (we are all in the age range of 15-17) and this stuff kinda kills me. I really expected us to all work in perfect harmony and get stuf done. Instead, I seem to pay more attention to keeping people on task 
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What a pita. I'll just keep chopping wood.
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There are many aspects, two of which are:
1. Communication - clear articulation of what is expected from each team member.
2. Ability to (and diplomacy in?) give feedback, especially negative feedback.
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We've known there is water on Enceladus for a while now, but NASA has just confirmed a more recent theory about the icy moon of Saturn: it has a subsurface ocean that spans the entire globe. "I got an ocean pearl, I see an open world"
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For all of those times when "liking" a pal's Facebook post just doesn't seem appropriate, it seems you'll soon have another option. Try not to keep pressing it until it breaks
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Next, the "Meh" button! 
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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The fourth of the twelve principles behind the Agile Manifesto states that "Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project." But what if they don't? "At the beginning of the project"
Selective quoting for the win! 
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at the beginning.
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Rule 1 - above all things - you must be in the same building...there is no such thing as "distributed agile".
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It has been more than a year since Microsoft cut off support for Windows XP, but it seems that a lot of companies and individuals are still not ready to kiss it goodbye, find greener pastures, and upgrade. "Soon nostalgia will be another name for Europe."
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That must be why Europe is known as the "Old World". 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Quote: He foresees Windows XP's usage to further dwindle globally and in the Europe in the future, as he believes that the security implications of staying with XP can no longer be ignored.
Well he's one for two. At this point any largescale XP deployment has to be willful blindness to security concerns; and while most large enterprises that haven't done so already are glacially shifting over; the majority of XP still around is home users/small businesses just not giving an elephant (especially in places where the XP share is much higher than the global average). They'll gradually migrate, not due to security concerns, but because their old XP hardware is steadily dieing off.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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As an agile coach, one of the questions I am often asked is: “we implemented agile, but why didn’t it work?” "Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough."
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