retrofashion
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Wolfmanjack said:If you are not speaking to anyone, except to say "Hello" and "Goodbye", it is quite alright to leave your hat on. But consider doing a brim tug; it's a time-honored social gesture...and it looks quite dapper. Or, you can go all the way with "The Magnificent Gesture."
Yes, most definitely, take your hat off. Back in the day, speaking at some length to a lady with your hat on was highly disrespectful...unless you're Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep.
Standing over someone, man or woman, giving them instructions with your hat on would have been (in the day) the height of boorish arrogance.
Here's Marlowe giving instructions, "Go ahead and scratch."
Too big to fail? lol
Well, I would definitely lift my hat for her (Secretary, Executive Assistant or whichever is the proper term), but to take the hat off already in the hall/corridor or in her room (which is right outside mine and I have to go through it to get into mine) somehow doesn't seem all that mandatory, specially that the hat rack is in my room. I have a suit case in one hand. So should I hold my hat on the other hand then till I'm in my room to hang it on the rack? I think lifting the hat to greet her but keeping it on till I'm in my room where the hat rack is is not disrespectful. Now if I will be just out of the door again in 5 minutes and she comes in to ask something and I'm not even sitting on my desk(maybe just came in to get something and leave again) yeah, I could hang my hat on the rack for 5 minutes even if I know I'm not staying, but somehow showing the respect of lifting the hat for her on arrival seems appropriately cordial/respectful for the situation.