Dress for Success
My thought, written on March 28, 2008
They say you dress for success. That’s true.
Many books are written about it: what color to wear during job interview, which model we should choose based on business area we are in, etc.
Waktu aku kerja sebagai Customer Service di sebuah ISP, tipe baju kerjaku blazer formal, kadang2 pakai rok. Lalu saat mulai kerja di Servicom, aku tetap memakai baju formal.
Nah, 1-2 tahun terakhir, berhubung cuaca panas dan aktifitas kerja yang variatif, aku mulai memilih baju kerja sesuai kondisi.

Kalau ada meeting dengan client atau presentasi, memakai baju blazer/formal adalah wajib. Tapi saat aktifitas kebanyakan di dalam kantor, aku cukup memilih busana yang praktis, misalnya kemeja dan celana panjang.
Begitupun jika sedang traveling dalam rangka demo alat, atau sedang install mesin, mending pake baju yang gak ribet deh…. apalagi kalau mesti bawa-bawa Selector yang beratnya 36 kg (including boxnya itu). Kita bakal keringatan dan messy, apalagi kalau seharian bakal pake seragam ruang bedah.
Sekarang, kantorku di wilayah Sudirman, di mana para karyawati nya pake busana yang nge-trend. Gaya lah pokoknya. Hmmmm, ini bikin aku salting.
Actually I don’t care about it so much, yang penting kan gimana kerjaan ku selesai, toh di kantor cuma ada aku sendiri. Keluar ruangan kalau mau lunch. Kalau ada janji dengan orang ya pake blazer. Kalau boss datang, juga gitu.
Cara aku berbusana sih lumayan oke, tapi aku gak mengikuti perkembangan fashion. Pilihan busana ya klasik lah. Gak macem-macem.
Tapi berada di lokasi ini, aku jadi plain banget!!!!
Adikku pernah bilang, kalau kerja di Sudirman itu orang2 pasti dandan oke, baju yang fancy2. Walaupun gaji gak seberapa, yang penting tampil gaya…. Hahaha…. Ada-ada aja ya.
Kalau dilihat dari posisi kerjaan sekarang, ya mesti berbusana yang bisa mencerminkan itu. MESTI ya???? Gak tau deh….
Apa gak cukup ya dengan berbusana kerja yang rapih? Apa mesti kelihatan mentereng? Gak cukup dengan good attitude, work behavior and brilliant brain?
Cos that’s not my style…….
Kerja aja suka bawa2 ransel gede yang isinya peralatan olah raga, biar dari kantor bisa langsung ke gym yang ada di Puri Mall. So boro-boro pake high heels, aku prefer pake flat pumps tuh……….
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Tambahan:
Untuk pekerjaan saat ini, I must say that I look up to my lady boss. She dresses nicely, she choose classic cut and color. It never harms you to go to some exclusive store and get good dress/blouse/trousers for your work purpose.
This picture was taken in early July 2009 when I was in Singapore. Blouse and trouser are from Marks & Spencer.








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