Originally Posted by
Flying Machine
This article should come with a warning that its geared towards sales/soft skill type jobs, or for people who search for/need to find validation outside themselves.
The airport part for anyone not wanting to waste their time:
“My son and I recently flew to Houston to pitch a new business opportunity to investors. We wore sharp suits that fit nicely and polished our shoes. When walking through the airport, we received compliments from three different people. Why? Take a look around the next time you go grocery shopping or pass through any airport. Dress standards are so low today that just wearing a nice suit made a contrast against a backdrop of overwhelming mediocrity.”
Strange how proud they are with themselves through an imagined sense of superiority because they got a couple of well-meaning/kind comments. Unless those comments included disparaging remarks about everyone else, it has nothing to do with the perceived “backdrop of overwhelming mediocrity”.