This week, we have a group of Junior developers starting out their careers. Despite our casual dress code, I find that people usually turn up smartly dressed for the first week. I think only two of these new starters turned up in what could be described as smart-casual, and the others were very casual.
One guy has caught my attention. He turns up late for his first day dressed in a very urban style and wearing a baseball cap indoors. He then joins his team in a meeting, slouched as low as he can. He even brought his Vape to the meeting to charge. I’m gonna deem him The Brogrammer.
For his second day, he opts for a similar dress code, but this time casually rests his stereo headphones on top of his cap, whilst drinking his oversized bottle of Lucozade.
I love how he has made no effort to make a positive impression with his appearance or demeanour. My approach would be to try to be professional until I fully gauge the culture then begin to blend in.
Hopefully, he can be the source of some good stories.
Stranger Coding Tings 