[Irongirl1]

Think of mad libs for the rest of my comment and we might actually reach some form of understanding.

I used to spend <hours> every month getting ready to go work. A half hour before every shift just to make sure that what I was wearing wasn't "too ghetto" in someone's mind before I walked out my front door. Why? So I wouldn't attract unwanted attention. Not from police officers, store clerks, or random Karens intent on trouble. If I could get that time back, oooh boy!

I used to speak overly properly to certain people so that they knew my education wasn't the "poor, public school variety" and therefore wouldn't give me extra grief my asking unanswerable questions or putting blockades in my way "just because". It doesn't mean they didn't, it just means it felt easier to me. Maybe it worked, but probably not. They probably just thought I was showing off...

I worked on giving up swearing for years. I did it solely to appear more like the people I was interacting with on a daily basis. Ultimately, we all make minor, but impactful, changes to ourselves for the sole purpose of improving outcomes. How many times have you adjusted your resume to accommodate changes in hiring policies or procedures?

This is no different;the modus operandi is simply more analogue. Buy a handbag, get an interview. Adjust your brochure, (get a sale or) a job in this case.

[flappyeagle]

Outside of industry no one has ever gotten a job because they spent 2k on a bag instead of 200$