Wear A Hat -- Get Promoted!

[LizzieMaine]

WEAR A HAT FOR PROMOTION

It Shows The Grey Matter Underneath

-- from The Daily Mirror, London, November 28, 1934


"The hat is man's crowning glory," Sir Charles Higham told the Hatters Association at its first annual luncheon in London yesterday.

Here are some of the things he said about hats --

A hat is often an indication of the grey matter under it.

Hats tell the employer whether the employee is clean or careless, posed or eccentric, brainy or stupid.

NO HAT -- NO PROMOTION

Men who go hatless to work are rarely promoted.

Managers always wear a hat -- you can judge the employee by his lack of one.

When you buy a new hat, send the old one to an unemployment centre.

Only women can really know the "effect" of a hat.

Few men know the right hat to wear.

The man who does not wear a hat cannot raise it to a woman -- so loses his most courteous gesture.

There is a hat for every calling. There is even a hat for swollen heads!

 

[carter]

Very Astute

Sir Charles Higham (interesting surname) must have been accounted BRILLIANT by those in attendance. As a member of the peerage he wasn't running for office so he must have had a feel for his constituency different from those who must address the electorate.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

That's a super find. Thanks for sharing it, Lizzie! I am virtually tipping my hat to you as I type.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

I would like this in writing...

If I wear a hat to work...I get promoted?

That might be worth doing.

 

[Slim Portly]

When you buy a new hat, send the old one to an unemployment centre.

A wonderful concept, sadly lost to time.

 

[ScionPI2005]

Interesting info. Now I'm curious: should I wear my hat to an interview? I've heard most people here say "no", at the risk of hitting things off poorly on behalf of the interviewer or interviewee. Still, one has to wonder...

I ask because professional interview time is right around the corner for me.

 

[Fletch]

I would like this in writing...
If I wear a hat to work...I get promoted?

In 1934, it was probably more like "don't wear a hat=be the first laid off."

The man who does not wear a hat cannot raise it to a woman -- so loses his most courteous gesture.

Another concept lost to time...not around here tho.

'Lo Miss Lizzie...'lo Miss Neece.

 

[Feraud]

Interesting info. Now I'm curious: should I wear my hat to an interview? I've heard most people here say "no", at the risk of hitting things off poorly on behalf of the interviewer or interviewee. Still, one has to wonder...

I ask because professional interview time is right around the corner for me.

No.

 

[Foofoogal]

Interesting. I never thought about it but I imagine you could tell alot about a man from his hat.
My grandfather would of rather been caught without his trousers than his hat I am sure.

 

[4and1]

Interesting info. Now I'm curious: should I wear my hat to an interview? I've heard most people here say "no", at the risk of hitting things off poorly on behalf of the interviewer or interviewee. Still, one has to wonder...

I ask because professional interview time is right around the corner for me.

Wear it to the interview but, of course, remove it indoors. It will help you stand out in the employers mind.

 

[ScionPI2005]

Actually, it is interesting that Feraud and 4and1 bring up the ideas of wearing a hat to an interview.

I had a professional job interview just last week, and considering the nature of the job (a private investigations company focusing on insurance fraud), I decided not to wear a hat. Mainly because I don't want to be mistaken as a rookie who only wants to be a PI because he dresses the part. I reasoned that if I wore the hat (and took it off inside of course) I could either be perceived very well, or very poorly depending on the employer's personal beliefs.

Regardless, I was offered a position and am currently considering it.

 

[Burnsie]

I wear a newsboy cap to work every day, I should be the President of the company by now!

 

[RondoHatton]

WEAR A HAT FOR DEMOTION

WEAR A HAT FOR PROMOTION

Yes, perhaps, only these days the cocky SOB busily delegating HIS work to others, who wore a stupid modern day "baker boy" cap (with baggy shorts & sports jerseys) or a ball cap/trucker cap on backwards, got a promotion.

The heavily tattooed and pierced fat girl who would come in late and leave early after a long lunch, or take a week off during a production crunch to cure her hangover, the one whose job I had to do for her in addition to mine, is also a favorite employee.

Attributes previously relegated to sideshow freaks now get the nod for appreciation; ties, fedoras and suspender braces are shown to the bottom of the food chain at work.

 

[Fletch]

Sweet cynicism. I laugh while throwing up.

It's all about being a man. Lot of places these days, "being a man" means being either a cocky SOB or an opaque rock.

 

[Choeki]

I wear one to my current job (and I am the only one in the whole branch), but it makes little difference since the company's been downsizing all non-salaried staff. On the other hand, it may be one of the reasons why I survived the last three blanket layoffs. [huh]

I had to go into Chicago on Tuesday for a Federal LEO assessment, and I seriously had to rein myself in since I usually wear a full ensemble to work. From my understanding, it doesn't pay to look too "formal" (as a lot of people seem to think of vintage style) at a job interview. So I left off the cuff links, pocket square, vintage watch, odd vest and my typical French cuff shirt with collar stays and arm bands. I then picked a more subdued modern print tie and plain toe (freshly polished) black leather shoes to go with a modern Jos A Bank royal blue suit with federation blue pinstripes. As a concession to my regular habits, I openly wore a subdued silver tie bar and brought a black trilby along with me that I left in the car so that I could wear it afterward if I decided to take lunch in the downtown area (which I did - at the rather pricey, but amazing "Berghoff" down on West Adams).

I managed to pass all the tests and apparently am on the shortlist for selection now (pending background and medical check on their dime), so I suppose I made the right choice? I wonder if it would have made any difference?

 

[RondoHatton]

It's all about being a man. Lot of places these days, "being a man" means being either a cocky SOB or an opaque rock.

WHAT?

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

If my wearing a hat makes an employer not want to hire me, I want to find that out right away so I don't waste my time.

I don't work for bloody fools.

 

[Fletch]

WHAT?

Hey, I'm a cynic, too. Especially about men and women and society. (Which kinda takes in everything, I suppose.)

 

[Forgotten Man]

When I interviewed for the job I have now at the Observatory, I wore nice 40s double breasted suit, tie and fedora... I took it off (the hat that is) when I was waiting for the interview and I impressed them by just the fact I wore a suit! They appreciate my taste and style and even the director Dr. E.C. Krupp thinks I have fine taste in clothes.

And it is true how people can judge one's caricature by the way they wear a hat. The hat speaks louder then words

 

[Feraud]

Sweet cynicism. I laugh while throwing up.

It's all about being a man. Lot of places these days, "being a man" means being either a cocky SOB or an opaque rock.

Actually, today is a point in history where the strict conditions of Manhood are less likely to be forced upon us. To keep it on topic with the op, in office environments today being a cocky SOB or opaque rock will not get you very far. The Jocks are not outdistancing the Nerds.

The lines of manhood evolved as we share work and family life with the opposite sex. It is in our society today where men do not have to "be a man" meaning to simply get a job/raise a family at 23 (like some of us did), but can follow their whims as musician, artists, writers, actors, bachelor, slacker, etc. etc. w/out much fear of being a social outcast. I would suggest the male persona has grown fuller.

A longing for the past might not be the place if anyone dislikes the perceived traditional role of maleness.