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Speaker 1: Good morning, this is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office.

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Speaker 1: Today's episode is about whether you should dress up or

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Speaker 1: not when working from home. I know there are different

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Speaker 1: different philosophies of remote work. I'm simplifying here and these

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Speaker 1: these two philosophies team replicate and team innovate. Some people

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Speaker 1: think that to be productive working from home, you should

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Speaker 1: the same hours. If you'd expect to see your employees

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Speaker 1: am check in, or start sending questions via Slack so

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Speaker 1: people feel compelled to answer. Convert any existing meetings to

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Speaker 1: video calls, and yes, get up at the normal time

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Speaker 1: and get dressed in something office appropriate, probably not a suit.

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Speaker 1: Very few people wear suits while working at home, but

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Speaker 1: folks in this camp do write articles exhorting people to

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Speaker 1: wear shoes I imagine the thinking is that work cues

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Speaker 1: I am writing this while wearing pajamas. That's because I'm

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Speaker 1: writing this at seven thirty am on a Sunday morning. Currently,

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Speaker 1: my hours are scattered because I have five kids, all

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Speaker 1: years and I've learned that external cues aren't terribly important.

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Speaker 1: I focus on what I'm getting done, so I'd rather

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Speaker 1: wake up and sees a few quiet hours to work,

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Speaker 1: knowing I'll grab a shower at some point mid morning,

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Speaker 1: it's time to work. That said, when I have a

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Speaker 1: look like. Indeed, for a while I resisted the whole

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Speaker 1: as well as see who wanted to talk, so I

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Speaker 1: converted to video meetings a few years ago. I also

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Speaker 1: welcome to wear whatever they want, and I do not

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Speaker 1: expect a full face of makeup. As quarantine has dragged on,

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Speaker 1: It's hard to find upsides in this situation we're currently in,

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Speaker 1: then that is a win. Broadly, I think the answer

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Speaker 1: support anything torn or offensive, but a sweater or a

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Speaker 1: And I really see no point in wearing shoes. A

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Speaker 1: for years. In the New Corner Office, ideas matter more

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Speaker 1: than ever, but shoes can be optional. Now. Of course,

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Speaker 1: I recognize that some folks may disagree with me on this,

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Speaker 1: So if you work from home and wear shoes or

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