Flying to Florida for an Interview

[Savij]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Does not knowing how to de-wrinkle a suit make me any less of a Civil Engineer?

No, I think that makes you more of a Civil Engineer. Don't stres on the suit too much, just pack it carefully and You'll be fine. I've flown with my suit in the carry-on a few times it looked fine (just be sure to pack it carefully). If you're really worried, you can fold your pants into your carry on and carry the jacket with you. Put it in the overhead after everyone has put their stuff in the overheads, or keep it folded in your lap...

You can call the airline and ask them if there will be space for your suit on the plane they'll be able to help you out too.

 

[Carbo]

Double layer polyester doesn't wrinkle.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Take the suit as an additional carry-on in a suit bag. You can get a suit bag for like $10 at Wal-Mart. Even if you already have a carry-on, they will let you take two. When you get on the plane, give the suit bag to the flight attendant and they will hang it up in the closet in the front. I have done this several times on an RJ-145.

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: randal
Holy crap people.

My thoughts exactly. If I was a potential employer and the interviewee was wondering how to transport a suit, I would simply have to repeatedly ignore his phone calls wondering why his interview was cancelled.

:roll:

I've never owned a suit (until now). I've never learned how to properly iron a shirt or slacks. I've always had my dress clothes prepared by a local cleaner.

Now, I'm in a situation where I won't have time to have the items prepared by a cleaner. Is it so wrong to ask a simple question? Does not knowing how to de-wrinkle a suit make me any less of a Civil Engineer?

How did you get this far in life without some basic life skills? There is no magic secret or equation to ironing or to ask your hotel to press your suit.

How did you get this far being such a douchebag? Everyone has to learn things in life eventually. Everyone learns things at different times in their life. A kid raised on a farm probably learns where chicken wings come from earlier than city kids. Kids in the ghetto learn to spot trouble earlier than suburban kids. Douchebags don't learn that going off on someone for asking questions makes people look down on them till very late in life.

 

[Scarpozzi]

If you wear it you won't have to worry about it getting lost....

so Wear it FTW!!!

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: randal
Holy crap people.

My thoughts exactly. If I was a potential employer and the interviewee was wondering how to transport a suit, I would simply have to repeatedly ignore his phone calls wondering why his interview was cancelled.

:roll:

I've never owned a suit (until now). I've never learned how to properly iron a shirt or slacks. I've always had my dress clothes prepared by a local cleaner.

Now, I'm in a situation where I won't have time to have the items prepared by a cleaner. Is it so wrong to ask a simple question? Does not knowing how to de-wrinkle a suit make me any less of a Civil Engineer?

How did you get this far in life without some basic life skills? There is no magic secret or equation to ironing or to ask your hotel to press your suit.

How did you get this far being such a douchebag? Everyone has to learn things in life eventually. Everyone learns things at different times in their life. A kid raised on a farm probably learns where chicken wings come from earlier than city kids. Kids in the ghetto learn to spot trouble earlier than suburban kids. Douchebags don't learn that going off on someone for asking questions makes people look down on them till very late in life.

He sounds like a graduating senior in college. He should have learned these skills by now. BTW, I did answer his question.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Feldenak


How did you get this far in life without some basic life skills? There is no magic secret or equation to ironing or to ask your hotel to press your suit.

basic life skills in a capitalist society where more money and more power means more success and wearing something called a "suit" which is a socially accepted way of displaying "professionalism" because someone made one one day and said "This will mean professionalism" means we all must submit to that.

fixed.

So this is your own way of protesting a capitalist system? Ahh...to be young and stupid again.

Yeah, I guess I'm young and stupid.

Yes you are. If not physically, at least mentally.

The proof is that rather little retarded "fixed" statement you wrote. If you don't want to give the impression of being young and stupid, then don't portray yourself as young and stupid.

Anyhow, onto the matter at hand I would recommend getting a garment bag, a relatively "cheap" one that is decent will cost you around $100, though, so depending on how tight cash is that may not be an option. However they are really useful and you will probably use it further down the road so it is not a complete waste of expense.
You could wear your suit, but when I have traveled for interviews I personally don't like doing so because I want to put it on the next day and feel a bit more "fresh" in my clothes than feel like I wore the same thing for two days straight.

Also, if you have the cash definitely make sure you get your suit tailored correctly. A few snips here and there can transform a suit into something so much more than just what you bought off the rack. Not only will it look better, but you will feel better wearing it and that may (or may not) help your confidence during an interview; if you are physically uncomfortable during an interview, it will somehow - one way or another - manifest itself in how you conduct yourself.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: randal
Holy crap people.

My thoughts exactly. If I was a potential employer and the interviewee was wondering how to transport a suit, I would simply have to repeatedly ignore his phone calls wondering why his interview was cancelled.

:roll:

I've never owned a suit (until now). I've never learned how to properly iron a shirt or slacks. I've always had my dress clothes prepared by a local cleaner.

Now, I'm in a situation where I won't have time to have the items prepared by a cleaner. Is it so wrong to ask a simple question? Does not knowing how to de-wrinkle a suit make me any less of a Civil Engineer?

Agreed. And I'm stubborn. With the good job market right now, I refuse to work for an employer who won't hire me because of the way I'm dressed. I also will not work for an employer who doesn't like my GPA (And I never lie, I'm PROUD that my GPA was/is low, because then they look at me for my knowledge and not for how I did in the classroom, where a stomach disorder I have keeps me from hardly learning ANYTHING in classrooms)

On all my interviews recently, I wore an oversized suit (because I lost about 60 pounds since I got it), and white sox. I looked like ******. Yet both employers offered me jobs. I was happy.

Why should I hire you then? You take no pride in your appearance, you are proud of doing poorly (abated slightly by some chronic problem I read)? You don't want to be considered a professional? Good. Get a job at McDonalds or as a mechanic, but don't expect for one minute to walk into ANY place of business and get the time of day with your attitude. Take pride in your work, and your appearance, and quit being an idiot.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
He sounds like a graduating senior in college. He should have learned these skills by now. BTW, I did answer his question.

I graduated in 2002 and have been working as an Engineer (Intern) ever since...

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Feldenak
He sounds like a graduating senior in college. He should have learned these skills by now. BTW, I did answer his question.

I graduated in 2002 and have been working as an Engineer (Intern) ever since...

So you are in your mid-20s and are incapable of ironing your own clothes and do not know how to handle travelling with work clothes? Wow.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Feldenak
He sounds like a graduating senior in college. He should have learned these skills by now. BTW, I did answer his question.

I graduated in 2002 and have been working as an Engineer (Intern) ever since...

So you are in your mid-20s and are incapable of ironing your own clothes and do not know how to handle travelling with work clothes? Wow.

I guess I better end myself now, eh?

 

[DainBramaged]

Dedpuhl, if you don't have to wear the suit on the same day, I would just have it pressed. If you do, just wear it and keep the coat on your lap or just live with the small wrinkles. I'm sure your interviewer will understand if you have the interview five minutes after getting off the plane.

 

[Compton]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: randal
Holy crap people.

My thoughts exactly. If I was a potential employer and the interviewee was wondering how to transport a suit, I would simply have to repeatedly ignore his phone calls wondering why his interview was cancelled.

:roll:

I've never owned a suit (until now). I've never learned how to properly iron a shirt or slacks. I've always had my dress clothes prepared by a local cleaner.

Now, I'm in a situation where I won't have time to have the items prepared by a cleaner. Is it so wrong to ask a simple question? Does not knowing how to de-wrinkle a suit make me any less of a Civil Engineer?

How did you get this far in life without some basic life skills? There is no magic secret or equation to ironing or to ask your hotel to press your suit.

Basic life skills?

I suppose I probably lack basic life skills because I can't play golf.

 

[Compton]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Feldenak


How did you get this far in life without some basic life skills? There is no magic secret or equation to ironing or to ask your hotel to press your suit.

basic life skills?

Ironing your own clothes and knowing how to transport them is something that I would certainly consider basic life skills.

Those skills are definately essential to survival.

 

[aphex]

Where in FL?

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow

Originally posted by: dullard
A) Wear it. Look around, a lot of people wear them on the plane. You might get a tiny wrinkle here or there, but it won't be nearly as bad as if you had it in luggage.

or

B) Since you have to clean the suit anyways, just clean and press it at your destination.

I agree... Personally, I'd wear it... but if you can't, just get it pressed and everything when you arrive.

agreed, you can wear it then iron it out later if pressed (no pun intended)

 

[PHiuR]

I'm 2nd year in college and I still can't tie a tie very well.

Feldenak, what other "basic life skills" should I know by now?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Feldenak


Ironing your own clothes and knowing how to transport them is something that I would certainly consider basic life skills.

I have never used an iron in my life, nor have I needed one. I wear T-shirts and jeans or khaki's. They don't seem to need ironing.
Basic life skills are like common sense. That which is basic or common to one person isn't to someone else.
Good old example of rural vs city. Rural people like me can be nervous as hell when crossing city streets, because we don't know the normal patterns. In that case, we have no "common sense" because the busiest rural streets might see 10 cars all day, vs the city with hundreds of impatient drivers.
Common sense isn't. Basic life skills aren't.

On the subject of suits - I think I own a single pair of dress pants, and one button-down shirt. I've always hated formal clothing. It feels like it's made of paper, and it makes no sense. "OMG, the fabric on you now isn't what engineers wear! You don't get the job! Find me someone unqualified that's in a nice suit!" Society = does not compute.

Originally posted by: Feldenak


So this is your own way of protesting a capitalist system? Ahh...to be young and stupid again.

Well, you may not be young anymore, but there's still hope for the other half of that statement......

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: aphex
Where in FL?

Vero Beach

 

[Keyvan]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: Feldenak


How did you get this far in life without some basic life skills? There is no magic secret or equation to ironing or to ask your hotel to press your suit.

basic life skills in a capitalist society where more money and more power means more success and wearing something called a "suit" which is a socially accepted way of displaying "professionalism" because someone made one one day and said "This will mean professionalism" means we all must submit to that.

fixed.

conspicuous consumption didn't suddenly start with capitalism, nor was it developed overnight as you imply. Things change over time, but the one thing that stays the same is that conspicuous consumption serves to bring class divisions to the surface and prevent tensions. Imagine if noone could tell who was rich, and who was poor (the world won't be classless, at least not in this lifetime).
I'm not saying whether any of this is good or bad, I'm just pointing it out.

For example, suits are layered, so it shows that the wearer can afford more. Plus, it is something that prohibits the wearer from any heavy physical labour, which shows that the wearer is not in the working class. There's more to it, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: randal
Holy crap people. DO as Feldenak said and get a garment bag - they are built to carry nice clothing.

next time i need to know how to tie my shoes i'll post here

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
I've never interviewed for a job out of state. I'm flying there and was wondering how I can transport a suit without making it look like crap.

Some suggestions I've seen are to roll it up, place plastic between folds, etc.

Can I bring it as carry on? I'll be flying in an ERJ -145 Jet. I don't know if they have racks.

Are they interviewing the suit or you???

Good luck FTW