Have you ever gone to a job interview in boy mode with nails/heels

[Sara Jessica]

As much as some of us might like to believe otherwise, or wish that change was closer than it really is, let us operate under a basic assumption...

In corporate America, the cookie cutter image is huge.

There, I said it. And it's unrefutable.

I work in this environment. Short of transition, I'm not about to present while wearing anything overtly feminine for a multitude of reasons, most of which have to do with protecting my family.

I have to say, this thread was very disappointing but not unexpected.

I was so hoping at least one person would say with all truth behind them that they indeed went to a job interview dressed how they wished...

But let the record reflect that as I have ranted elsewhere, I took my long hair into two corporate interviews with one firm thus far with no consequence. A third is on the horizon.

Will I cut it short simply for an interview? Not a chance.

What if I'm given an offer that I cannot refuse? Something that for my family I have no choice but to accept? I've let it be known in a roundabout way that yes, I will cut it all off.

Such is the world we live in. There are trails to be blazed. I guess some of us have what it takes to do so. But I'll go back to the original premise of this thread. Going to a corporate interview in heels, and even a French manicure, is pure lunacy if one desires employment.