Chapter 42. Be Consistent
“I love the business casual look for the way it combines unattractive with unprofessional while diminishing neither.” | ||
| --Dilbert | ||
If you were to wear a classy business suit every day and then suddenly, without warning, turn up in blue jeans and a worn T-shirt, chances are people would look at you askance.[*]
If you turn in good work and then one day hand in a pile of rubbish, people are going to think you’ve blown it.
If you treat the staff courteously until one day you blow your top and shout at everyone, they won’t trust you anymore.
If you usually get in early and then one day stroll in around noon smelling of beer, they will stop taking you seriously and accuse you of being a drunk.
People need to know what to expect from ...
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