Disclaimer: If you are a coworker that reads my blog or stumbled upon it please do not take what I am about to say personally. This rant is not aimed at you, it is more aimed at groupthink in general.
I've noticed at work that a lot of people are wearing scarves. This was even back in late September when we still had temperatures in the 80's and 90's. I took a mental note of it and didn't give it any further thought. But now that it is a little bit cooler, not much by the way, and I'm seeing that roughly 25 % of my coworkers are wearing scarves in the office. And they are wearing them with everything from tshirts to dress clothes. Luckily no one in the engineering team has fallen into this bit of groupthink just yet. I guess engineers are either more independent minded (not really) or we just don't go along with the same fashion trends that our colleagues do (most likely the case). At any rate I'm wondering why, when it is 72 degrees in the office, do so many people have scarves on? I mean really, doesn't that make you too hot? I started seeing scarves being worn regularly as I was forced to watch, and eventually attend a concert for, American Idol. My guess is that this "trend" started then and has continued to spread virally around the world. Isn't it funny how something becomes trendy? Remember the World Poker Tour, Tickle Me Elmo, the Razor Scooter, subprime mortgages, and Barack Obama? They were all trendy and their time came and went. Surely Obama is still trendy, but don't worry, he won't be trendy forever. I wonder what the next trends will be, maybe winter hats in summer?
I've noticed at work that a lot of people are wearing scarves. This was even back in late September when we still had temperatures in the 80's and 90's. I took a mental note of it and didn't give it any further thought. But now that it is a little bit cooler, not much by the way, and I'm seeing that roughly 25 % of my coworkers are wearing scarves in the office. And they are wearing them with everything from tshirts to dress clothes. Luckily no one in the engineering team has fallen into this bit of groupthink just yet. I guess engineers are either more independent minded (not really) or we just don't go along with the same fashion trends that our colleagues do (most likely the case). At any rate I'm wondering why, when it is 72 degrees in the office, do so many people have scarves on? I mean really, doesn't that make you too hot? I started seeing scarves being worn regularly as I was forced to watch, and eventually attend a concert for, American Idol. My guess is that this "trend" started then and has continued to spread virally around the world. Isn't it funny how something becomes trendy? Remember the World Poker Tour, Tickle Me Elmo, the Razor Scooter, subprime mortgages, and Barack Obama? They were all trendy and their time came and went. Surely Obama is still trendy, but don't worry, he won't be trendy forever. I wonder what the next trends will be, maybe winter hats in summer?
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