I got tangible perks for wearing certain clothes and helping people in them. It seems like when you dress a bit more formally, people are more likely to think you’re going out of your way to help them, and you’re more likely to get compensated. That mentality kinda sucks because if you squint a bit, there’s a social class bias in play. And I remember a little factoid where someone found out you get scammed less at the dentist if you wear a suit vs if you wear something like a hoodie.
Mundane things like helping someone carry their groceries from one vehicle to another when we’re going down on the same stop. When we’re boarded in the same vehicle they enthusiastically pay for my fare.
I tend to experience it more when I’m wearing business casual.
I dress for the weather.
I have multiple times been passively insulted by fashionistas who said ‘you treat clothing like it’s functional only’.
no shit I do. And I’m proud of it. fuck fashion and it’s classist bullshit.
I mean, manipulating people is technically a ‘function’ to which one can apply clothing. It’s not a good one, but it is a function.
I got tangible perks for wearing certain clothes and helping people in them. It seems like when you dress a bit more formally, people are more likely to think you’re going out of your way to help them, and you’re more likely to get compensated. That mentality kinda sucks because if you squint a bit, there’s a social class bias in play. And I remember a little factoid where someone found out you get scammed less at the dentist if you wear a suit vs if you wear something like a hoodie.
You don’t have to share your details but could I ask what yph mean more specifically by ‘wearing certain clothes and helping people?’
Mundane things like helping someone carry their groceries from one vehicle to another when we’re going down on the same stop. When we’re boarded in the same vehicle they enthusiastically pay for my fare.
I tend to experience it more when I’m wearing business casual.