Don’t ask me what I’m wearing, creep.

I saw a tweet yesterday that suggested C-Suite types
don’t take marketers seriously because many of us dress like teenagers.

To which, I replied: if you’re a CEO and dismissing the best thinkers because they wear a hoodie, that failure is on you.

FFS, it’s 2020, I can’t believe we’re still having this conversation.
At this point, half of us are in our pajamas
and still managing to do some pretty cool shit.

If I were a CEO, I’d simply want the best ideas from good people.
You wanna crank out copy in your Armani suit? Go for it.
You want to design websites in Z Cavariccis and a pirate shirt? Have at it, matey.

If a certain outfit helps you get into “work mode,” that’s wonderful.
But it doesn’t mean you take your work more seriously than anyone else.
You know what does?
Your actual work.
So perhaps we should spend more time focused on that
instead of some arbitrary sartorial standard.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to jump on Etsy to order a dozen cat t-shirts
and some organic fleece Kangol hats.

Because, you know, I’ve got work to do.