Kilting at work

[chasem]

I'm not sure I agree with this. While I see your point, I think that job interviews are difficult as it is and introducing a volitile factor such as kilt-wearing would be risky.

Look at it this way. If another kiltie is interviewing you, it could be fantastic - your kilt makes you stand out, he understands kilts and thinks it looks great, and may even be more likely to give you the job because of it. But if they have a differeing opinion - maybe they think kilts are for girls or just plain not appropriate for work attire - you could ruin your chances of getting a job that you may have otherwise gotten. And lets face it, the chances of it working against you are much greater.

The bottom line is that while we all love our kilts, there are a great many people that dont understand them, don't like them, or will not feel that it is appropriate for their employees to wear to work. And if you're wearing it to the interview, you're basically declaring you plan to wear it to work as well.

If being able to wear your kilt is an important factor to you, I think a better approach might be to ask them about the dress code in the interview, and depending on the answer, follow up with a question about wearing kilts.

Good luck in your job search!

It's hard to take a stance on this. For some people, if someone walks into an interview in pants, and asks about wearing a kilt to work, the person may be seen as an eccentric, oddball, or maybe even a cross-dresser. The interviewer may get these false impressions, whereas he would see how snazzy the kilt was dressed up, when the interviewee comes in with it on initially.

However, as you mentioned, it could have the wrong impact being seen initially, and one might be better off to bring it up down the road.

It can be difficult to decide which way to go on this.

[bubba]

What it comes down to is do your homework. Research the company you're interviewing with. Find out the management style and company attitudes ahead of time. This is basic for anyone looking for a job with any company regardless of kilts.

[Canadian_Kilt]

Yeah it's not something I would even suggest bringing up, but if it is important to an individual to be able to wear their kilt to work, and that could be a deciding factor for taking the job, it's a question that has to be asked. Could also be something you wait to ask until they've actually offered you the job - that way it won't affect their decision - only yours.

Sorry if I sounded negative - I don't mean to be, but the reality is that employers can be very descriminatory in the ways they are still allowed to be. For example, you are 25% less likely to be offered a job if you smoke (and they know that). If it took you 4 months to find a job last time, kilting at your interviews could stretch that out even farther next time.