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Tie One On? ; Recent Poll Shows Few Men Still Wear Neckties To Work. What Message Does That Send? And Is The More Casual Look Good, Bad Or Meaningless?
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Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
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July 14, 2008
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Just 6 percent of men wear a necktie to work every day, according
to a recent Gallup poll.
This news was so shocking that it made the front page of the Wall
Street Journal last month.
Well, that might be a gasper to Mr. Gallup and fancypants New
Yorkers, but out here in the real world, in places like Lancaster
County, it's hardly a revelation.
Look around your office. OK, the summer interns are wearing a tie
(a very snappy bright-green number on the tall guy). So is your boss
(a more subdued blue and tan stripe).
But the rest of the fellows? Not so much, unless you work in a
law office or bank.
Whether you think this a good thing or a bad thing might depend
on your age, your tie-wearing ...
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