Originally Posted by
Packrat
The theory and message is to get professional behavior and performance you have to start at the lowest level...uniforms, luggage, haircuts, etc. When people start complying at that level, there is a transferance that goes to all aspects of their performance.
How do doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, business men, etc. exhibit any level of professional performance without hats? I know when I get on a plane the first thing I think is thank God this guy has a hat on, he must know what he is doing.
How you dress/look/act is evidence of your decorum and it is obviously important in both personal and professional life. The idea though that a hat makes you a "professional" or a backpack makes you "unprofessional" is laughable though.