# This board is a bunch of hypocritical douchebags **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 29, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450 "2012-11-29T07:49:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/181 "2012-12-02T04:30:49Z")
Every major company I’ve worked for, the boss would straight out tell you to replace those clothes or don’t bother coming back in. This isn’t optional. Maybe at a small company where you never meet clients or outside people, you might get away with it. Any company with say \>500 employees? Fuck no. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/182 "2012-12-02T04:40:01Z")
> [@](#): > > overly cold in the tone of their replies to those who ask for opinions or advice And what ‘tone’ do you think wearing your inkstained clothing, (like you’re a teenager who just started washing his own clothes!), sends out to your work peers. Oh wait, you covered that, I forgot, you’re without peers. Still, kinda butthurt sensitive for a guy who doesn’t care what the world thinks of an adult man wearing dirty clothes - by choice, into a professional setting! If you’re going to live the rebel, non conformist life you’d better grow a tougher skin, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/183 "2012-12-02T23:47:15Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Every major company I’ve worked for, the boss would straight out tell you to replace those clothes or don’t bother coming back in. This isn’t optional. Maybe at a small company where you never meet clients or outside people, you might get away with it. Any company with say \>500 employees? Fuck no. I’ve never known what the policy was on wearing ink-stained clothes to work at any job I’ve worked at, because somehow I got the knowledge that you just don’t do that - it’s unprofessional and unacceptable, and I would automatically downgrade any ink-stained clothes from “Okay to wear at work” to “Not okay to wear to work” all on my own. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/184 "2012-12-03T16:12:38Z")
> [@Apollon](#): > > I can understand wolfman’s frustration. I was quite surprised when I read the replies in his other thread. Apparently, even intellectuals can be shallow and petty. > **Fire an employee over inked clothes?** Seriously? Getting worked up over someone else’s clothes like a bunch of 14-years-old schoolgirls? Grow up already. No, fire an employee for _not understanding why_ professional adults don’t wear ruined clothes to work, and more importantly, for having an"I don’t give a fuck" attitude. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/185 "2012-12-03T17:21:37Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > No, fire an employee for _not understanding why_ professional adults don’t wear ruined clothes to work, and more importantly, for having an"I don’t give a fuck" attitude. Exactly. I don’t care if you aren’t being seen by the customers. You’re being seen by **me** , and I would be offended by your attire and attitude. Don’t like it? Work somewhere else. IT guys are a penny a hundredweight. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/186 "2012-12-03T17:49:40Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Every major company I’ve worked for, the boss would straight out tell you to replace those clothes or don’t bother coming back in. This isn’t optional. Maybe at a small company where you never meet clients or outside people, you might get away with it. Any company with say \>500 employees? Fuck no. According to **Apollon** , those bosses should just “Grow up already”. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I’ve never known what the policy was on wearing ink-stained clothes to work at any job I’ve worked at, because somehow I got the knowledge that you just don’t do that - it’s unprofessional and unacceptable, and I would automatically downgrade any ink-stained clothes from “Okay to wear at work” to “Not okay to wear to work” all on my own. This. I very, very rarely interact with anyone, but still have never thought of wearing stained and unsightly clothing to work. It just isn’t done in a professional setting. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/187 "2012-12-03T18:15:04Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Quiddity can, in fairness, be rather elusive. Ohhhh **Quiddity** is such an excellent word. …_races out to order streamer to fly from SDMB Elistist Flagpole: “Quiddity: Hypocritical Douchebags”_ ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/188 "2012-12-03T18:25:00Z")
> [@Vita\_Beata](#): > > Ohhhh **Quiddity** is such an excellent word. …_races out to order streamer to fly from SDMB Elistist Flagpole: “Quiddity: Hypocritical Douchebags”_ Actually, I heard he dropped the “Q” and just goes by Diddy now. Your Welcome, Bubba ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/189 "2012-12-03T18:39:14Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Exactly. I don’t care if you aren’t being seen by the customers. You’re being seen by **me** , and I would be offended by your attire and attitude. Don’t like it? Work somewhere else. IT guys are a penny a hundredweight. This too. I mean, GOOD IT guys are rare, but EVERY IT guy thinks he’s the most subtle genius to ever lay finger to keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/190 "2012-12-03T18:52:29Z")
I work for an Extremely Large Corporation as a contractor. The company dress code merely states that you must be neat and well groomed. Stained clothing would definitely violate that. As a contractor, I’d probably be getting a call from my client rep within about 2 hours of showing up looking like that, and then be told to go home and change and don’t ever do that again or I’d be removed from the account. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/191 "2012-12-03T22:53:10Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > 4 pages of wankery , and not one defense of why throwing away clothes isn’t stupid? Not one defense of why bullying kids of having to wear hand me downs is acceptable? color me surprised. I didn’t notice that other topic but I’m with you. Ink stains are hardly grease stains. Grease is one thing, it shows a slobbery and a dirtiness that may be a symptom of other things. If I didn’t know you, I’d assume you were a slob. If I knew you, I’d give you a chance to explain However, ink on a shirt is nothing. It looks a little funny but its not dirty and is kind of hilarious. I might call you “inky” from now on but I wouldn’t worry about the shirt nor would I replace it. Hundreds of dollars is a lot to spend on shirts, and considering I’ve worn some of my work shirts for the past 5 years, I’m loathed to throw out anything that isn’t completely ruined. If its really just a quarter inch, that’s barely noticeable. I might consider getting rid of the white shirts, or the worst of the bunch, but that’s it. For the record, I have issues with ironing too. I find it a horribly stupid and useless activity. Clothes always have wrinkles on them. I call them ‘work lines’ and refuse to ever iron any clothes for any reason. I think people who think negatively on wrinkled clothes are hopelessly backwards and judgemental ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/192 "2012-12-03T22:53:25Z")
> [@Bpelta](#): > > That’s true, but fwiw I’ve noticed sometimes here you’ll ask a question, and people will _instead of answering the question_ just look to make a person feel bad. We wouldn’t have to do that if the people asking questions weren’t so stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/193 "2012-12-03T23:57:38Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > 4 pages of wankery , and not one defense of why throwing away clothes isn’t stupid? Not one defense of why bullying kids of having to wear hand me downs is acceptable? color me surprised. Don’t throw them away…use them for something else around the house or town. Donate them to the less fortunate. Wear them to the next Dopefest. Do gardening in them. Ink on clothes =/= useless clothes. C’mon man…think this through instead of being belligerent. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/194 "2012-12-04T00:48:57Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > I didn’t notice that other topic but I’m with you. Ink stains are hardly grease stains. Grease is one thing, it shows a slobbery and a dirtiness that may be a symptom of other things. If I didn’t know you, I’d assume you were a slob. If I knew you, I’d give you a chance to explain > > However, ink on a shirt is nothing. It looks a little funny but its not dirty and is kind of hilarious. I might call you “inky” from now on but I wouldn’t worry about the shirt nor would I replace it. Hundreds of dollars is a lot to spend on shirts, and considering I’ve worn some of my work shirts for the past 5 years, I’m loathed to throw out anything that isn’t completely ruined. If its really just a quarter inch, that’s barely noticeable. I might consider getting rid of the white shirts, or the worst of the bunch, but that’s it. > > For the record, I have issues with ironing too. I find it a horribly stupid and useless activity. Clothes always have wrinkles on them. I call them ‘work lines’ and refuse to ever iron any clothes for any reason. I think people who think negatively on wrinkled clothes are hopelessly backwards and judgemental Is this a performance piece? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/195 "2012-12-04T00:53:28Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Is this a performance piece? 😃 I don’t get it ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/196 "2012-12-04T00:58:51Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > I don’t get it I thought perhaps you were doing a performance piece of a stereotypical nerd who likes to wear stained and wrinkled clothing (possibly smelly as well) and doesn’t understand why other people are judgemental about it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/197 "2012-12-04T01:42:52Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Is it judgemental douchebags all the way down? I think I found my religion. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/198 "2012-12-04T02:28:06Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I thought perhaps you were doing a performance piece of a stereotypical nerd who likes to wear stained and wrinkled clothing (possibly smelly as well) and doesn’t understand why other people are judgemental about it. 🙂 No, I just really really hate ironing. What’s the point? I’ve never been impressed by someone with ironed clothes. I look at him and think “that guy totally wasted his time for nothing”. And ink stains are different from food stains! ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/199 "2012-12-04T02:43:06Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > No, I just really really hate ironing. What’s the point? I’ve never been impressed by someone with ironed clothes. I look at him and think “that guy totally wasted his time for nothing”. And ink stains are different from food stains! I’m sure “what’s the point?” is a rhetorical question, but just in case it isn’t, the point is too look neat. Also, don’t spend too much time thinking a person with clothes that aren’t a rumpled mess wasted too much (or any) time ironing, as many fabrics are wash and wear. If I haven’t annoyed you too much already, how are ink stains different from food stains? If either one of them is fresh, then it’s no big whoop because it obviously just happened recently and hey, we can all get a little careless with our writing / eating utensils. What are your thoughst on menstral blood stained pants? :dubious:😛 ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450/200 "2012-12-04T03:52:08Z")
Is the OP by chance a fan of Linkin Park or Hot Topic? All I can hear is “CRAAWWWWLIIIING…” and vivid imagery of the T-shirt “You laugh at me because I’m different, I laugh at you because you’re all the same!” Grow up, dude. If you actually didn’t care about your slobbenness, you wouldn’t get bent out of shape. Either be a slob and own it, or start looking like…not a slob, those are the choices but you’re not going to convince others that your terrible looking clothes, don’t look terrible, no matter how much “life” they have left in them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-is-a-bunch-of-hypocritical-douchebags/642450.md?page=11)