Starting a New Position - To Hat or Not to Hat?

[g.durand]

hatsRme "VERY cool, Michael!!! You're right... ONE hat (or head) at a time.
Wait a minute... What SIZE is he?"

Chances are he's NOT a 7 3/4!

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

To my mind the time to wear a hat (or cap) is when you go outdoors. When you come back inside take it off. The only time to go outside without a hat is when you want to catch cold. This seems normal to me. Why would you be scared to wear a hat to work? What do you think they will do to you?

I wanted to wear a hat the first day, regardless; I wasn't scared to wear it. I'm very confident to wear my hats indoors and outdoors, dressy or casual, and I usually take them off when I walk into a room. Though I'm very confident to wear my hats, I'm also very considerate of my workplace and a new work environment. I knew they would end up appreciating the hats, but I was curious if I would walk into a tight-knit group with thoughts like, "Who does this guy think he is?" I've gotten the "pimp" comments before from random people in public and even friends, and I hate it! So I didn't want to hear anything like that.

That was not the case, though. No one said anything the first day. But yesterday and today garnered a lot of attention beyond my expectations. Perhaps my new boss already explained that I was the "fedora guy" before I got there, because a couple of guys already knew that I wore hats, even when I wasn't wearing my hat when I met them. A woman that sits behind me said that I have "old school charm and new school flair". And an older gentleman told me that if I should come to my desk and my hats go missing that he wouldn't know anything about it.

So, no, I wasn't scared. I just wanted to ease in to the new group without feeling like I was drawing too much attention too soon.

 

[Alive'n'Amplified]

...The other day he came into my office and asked me where he could buy a hat. I gave him the complete rundown. Yesterday he stopped by to tell me what he had just bought.

--Changing the world. One hat at a time.

That's pretty cool, Michael. My new boss seemed pretty interested in my Milan yesterday. He said, "I need to get myself one of these." Wasn't sure if he was serious, but I told him I would gladly help him find something his speed.