Fit to be Tied
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No, I'm not angry or upset or anything like that. I am speaking about being tied sartorily.
Our local US congressional representative was in the area taking a tour with the president of the county Chamber of Commerce (I happen to be on the board of directors). Because of my connection to the chamber, my employer was selected for a plant tour. Of course being an election year, the representative was eager to shake hands and make a speech.
Anyway, for the first, or maybe second time in about 2 years, I wore a tie to work. Wanted to make sure I was invited to be part of the entourage - usually us HR types are kept locked in our offices when dignitaries come through and not allowed out until the coast is clear.
So, for you guys out there my question is, how many of you dress formally, as in wear a tie to work on a regular basis?
Our local US congressional representative was in the area taking a tour with the president of the county Chamber of Commerce (I happen to be on the board of directors). Because of my connection to the chamber, my employer was selected for a plant tour. Of course being an election year, the representative was eager to shake hands and make a speech.
Anyway, for the first, or maybe second time in about 2 years, I wore a tie to work. Wanted to make sure I was invited to be part of the entourage - usually us HR types are kept locked in our offices when dignitaries come through and not allowed out until the coast is clear.
So, for you guys out there my question is, how many of you dress formally, as in wear a tie to work on a regular basis?
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Couldn't resist that.
Have a great day,
Dutch2
And I'm very particular about how the tie fits. It has to have the dimple right below the knot in the middle and it has to rest right at my belt buckle. Sometimes it takes me a good five minutes or more to get it right. I know I need help. I looking for a support group.
Suggest either a support group for GQ Addicts or go to the NAATP (National Association for the Advancement of Tied People!).
July 28, 2003 -- Depending on your tastes, wearing neckties may be an assault to some folks' vision. According to a new study, wearing them too tightly may harm your own.
Researchers say that a too-tight necktie may increase the risk of glaucoma by boosting blood pressure inside the eyes to dangerous levels. Specifically, a tight necktie constricts neck veins and raises the pressure in the eyes. Glaucoma, which afflicts at least 3 million Americans and is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., usually occurs when pressure in the eyes increases to dangerous levels.
In their study, published in the August issue of the British Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers noticed a small but significant increase in this intraocular pressure in men who wore tight neckties. The 40 men studied -- half of them glaucoma patients and the others with no obvious vision-threatening condition -- were observed under three scenarios. When their neckties were tightened for three minutes, intraocular pressure spiked in 60% of the glaucoma patients and 70% of the healthy men. There were no such increases when they loosened their ties for three minutes or while wearing open-collared shirts.
Loosen Up
Does this mean that neckwear will soon join a list of established risk factors for glaucoma that includes being older than age 40; of African-American, Irish, Russian, Japanese, Hispanic, or Scandinavian descent; or having diabetes, hypertension, poor vision, or a family history of glaucoma?
Maybe not, but it does suggest that when it comes to neckwear, tight isn't right -- at least when it comes to protecting your vision.
"No one says you have to strangle yourself," says study author Robert Ritch, MD, chief of glaucoma services and surgeon director at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. "If you can't get your finger in between your neck and your collar easily, it's too tight."
Ritch tells WebMD that he conducted the study with other New York researchers because he noticed that in his own patients -- especially those with thick necks -- their intraocular pressure would decrease when he had them loosen their neckties during an eye exam.
For unemployment hearings or interviews, I'll even wear close-toed shoes and sleeves. A jacket if I feel really special.
I am taking full advantage of my new and casual environment. Until two years ago, I wore suits and heels daily - even when I knew I'd spend the entire day on my feel filling in for someone in an ops department. I don't miss that!
First of all I have to say I work in a VERY casual environment in a city that is known for it's student/hippie/progressive/kooky population.We can all wear shorts and T-shirts to work up here in the offices. It was an effort to get the general staff on the floor to wear company logo t-shirts.
A while back (3 years)our now departing finance manager was hired and he showed up in a tie. It was actually shocking to the rest of us and we all wondered how long it would last. it took about a year for him to just wear a button down shirt. In another year he was wearing freshly pressed jeans and a button down.
Now he is do busy he doesn't have time to change from his biking gear except for his bike shoes and walks around with bare feet.