This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Comments below ... More comments. As I said before, the "research" was done 13 years ago, = and I haven't had the urge to do it again since. My own business is = secure -- people don't seem to care what I wear as long as I don't = embarrass them. I couldn't resist putting the question of appearance to = the list from a woman's point of view on behalf of all of the women = technicians out there who may be looking for ideas. Z! Reinhardt RPT Ann Arbor MI diskladame@provide.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrell=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 6:55 PM Subject: Re: Appearance Oh Z!, Oh dear Z!, I have been waiting several years now to pass on = the following wisdom: "A female should wear a skirt and blouse, or slacks. Do not try ot out = dress the teachers, and some dress pretty casual. But you want to look = like a professional, not like a janitor. ......They always wear skirt = suits.=20 >>Any man who insists that women look the most "professional" in = skirted suits ought to try wearing panty-hose every day for a month.<< And they carry coveralls in their car. When they need to do pedals, or = repairs that involve crawling around, they excuse themselves to the rest = toom to put on their cover-alls. When they are done with this portion of = the work they redress in their skirt." >>Do they get to charge the customer for the extra time necessary for = changing ... and then changing back?<< :-) Just could not pass up the opportunity. >>Don't blame you -- enjoyed the quote.<< Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Z! Reinhardt=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 12:22 PM Subject: Re: Appearance Any sage advice for the women technicians? + + + 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? ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/49/fb/2c/7a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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