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Originally Posted by seagull  Don't have much comment on the rest, but disagree with you on this. You had a phone interview, nobody had ever seen you. In person 1st impressions are a very big deal. Your dad was right. Sorry, but this is real life now, not school. |
I gotta go with Seagull on this one. Dressing your absolutely possible best, even for menial-janitorial-cleaning-gig or flipping-burgers gig is a mark of respect to your prospective employer.
As for the Dad issues, I have similar ones, though not nearly as severe as yours. For me, I had to force him to respect me. We got along a lot better after I established boundaries and respected his in kind. Some people need the relationship equivalent of a boot to the skull, you know?
Also - most boorish, irritating, obnoxious people are generally clueless that they behave this way. Just a thought....