On September 7, 2009
Get Your Boss to Let You Ditch that Tie
If you’re a twenty-something who feels a little strangled and strange in a tie, there may be an innovative way to convince your boss it’s a good idea to let you dress more casually, at least when the hot weather rolls around again. How? Appeal to his desire to cut the energy bill. That rationale has led Bangladesh to a permanent, country-wide dress down Friday, according to the Freakonomics blog: In Bangladesh, a country whose power shortages are particularly severe during its hot summers, it doesn’t make much economic sense to dress up in a stuffy suit and then crank up your office’s AC to stay cool. That’s why, to cut down on air-conditioning use, the prime minister ordered a…
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