This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Diane, It's really great to know that we have creative thinking people, like = you, in our organization. Methinks a few of the male members should take = note and rethink their "casual" dress codes. Joe Garrett, RPT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Diane Hofstetter=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 12:41 PM Subject: Re: Appearance Hi, A hard one, huh? While I was working my hearing safety booth at the CA State = convention, I saw Lorelle Nelson wearing a beautiful floor-length dress. = When I commented on how great she looked, she answered that that was = one of her tuning dresses! Lorelle lives in Las Vegas and I guess that = that is perfect for her situation. When I moved into Santa Cruz county in N.Calif. about 25 years ago, I = made the mistake of wearing a dress to apply for jobs. As soon as I = walked into a place, I identified myself as "not belonging here" and = therefore not being reliable, I might move away again at any moment. As = soon as I started wearing slacks, I got a job. It seems that the best we can do is go places in our area where women = are working who are doing jobs that we would like to identify with, and = see what they are wearing. Look at your favorite customers' attire. We = want to make them feel comfortable when we are in their homes. If they = tell us about a store they love to shop in, go to that store and see = what the salesclerks there are wearing (especially the department = managers). If everybody is wearing dresses, then maybe we can notice the features = of the dresses and try to make our pants outfits be at least of like = quality, maybe similiar fabrics, colors, designs? Another approach would be to establish some kind of "uniform". I've = been wondering for years about a music print smock thingee or blazer = jackt that could be worn with a nice pair of slacks. It might be hokey, = but wherever you go, people would inquire about it and it would be a = way to raise people's consciousness about your line of work. OR you = could put it on for the job and remove it for the rest of your = activities. Looking for more ideas! Have to go to work now! Diane Diane Hofstetter=20 245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343=20 Scotts Valley, CA 95066=20 ph 831-438-6222=20 fax 831-430-9741=20 dianepianotuner@hotmail.com=20 >From: "Z! Reinhardt"=20 >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 >To:=20 >Subject: Re: Appearance=20 >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 12:22:33 -0400=20 >=20 >Any sage advice for the women technicians?=20 >=20 >Skirts and working under (between the 3 legs of) a grand piano don't = mix for modesty's sake.=20 >=20 >Those floppy bow-ties of the corporate mid-80s are (thankfully) out.=20 >=20 >Dressing "like a man" still doesn't cut it in the more conservative = circles (although that is changing), yet is still generally preferable = to a man dressing "like a woman."=20 >=20 >What's a woman to do? She has to look professional and feminine, yet = not afraid of the tools in her toolbox or what she might encounter upon = opening up a piano.=20 >=20 >+ + +=20 >=20 >About 13 years ago, I did a little impromptu "research" on this very = subject. I called a number of the clothing catalogue companies and asked = whoever answered the phone to imagine that they had made an appointment = with a woman piano technician to come and work on their pianos. What did = they envision her as wearing when she came to the door?=20 >=20 >The responses varied tremendously. Some thought it was a crank call = and hung up immediately. Some ran and got their supervisors, who in turn = relished the challenge. Some gave it the ol' college try ... and = wondered what inspired such a scenerio in the first place. The suggested = clothing articles ranged from the jeans-&-t-shirt routines to simple = shifts to chinos-&-blouse and all the way to full corporate drag = (skirted business suit) complete with the floppy bow-tie. Unfortunately = my sample size was not large enough to do a meaningful statistical = analysis, to determine the most common assumption of how a woman = technician would dress.=20 >=20 >We're back at Square One on this. What do you all think?=20 >=20 >Thanks for your responses.=20 >=20 >Z! Reinhardt RPT=20 >Ann Arbor MI=20 >diskladame@provide.net=20 >=20 > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM=20 > To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:39 PM=20 > Subject: Re: Appearance=20 >=20 >=20 > >><<=20 >=20 > Clean, neat clothing which indicates that you are a professional and = serious=20 > about your work may, in fact, allow you to get a better fee without = too much=20 > complaint from your customers but in my opinion, dressing too = formally and=20 > uncomfortably won't.=20 >=20 > Bill Bremmer RPT=20 > Madison, Wisconsin=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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