A Little Help Please. Kilts at Work Research

[ozone]

I dont know if this is helpful or not: I wore a kilt to work 2 halloweens ago. As a doctor, I am expected to dress the part. I see people from all walks of life is Aspen: from the janitor to the CEO. The only semi-negative comment I got was from a woman who, while I was doing an EMG test on her, stated the she had trouble taking a man seriously who wore a skirt. Everyone else had nothing but positive, albeit occasionally startled, comments about my kilt.

I think rigged has a good idea: if you have your own office space where you see people, perhaps putting up pictures of kilted folks, scottish scenery, etc. would be a way of visually explaining why you wear a kilt and perhaps get your clients talking more than they otherwise would have.

Finally, another professional example. I know a family doctor in Salt lake who is an avid flyer. She and her husband go on extended trips all the time. As I am sure Cessnatowser can attest: "when travel by air, have time to spare" is a good way to stay alive in the general aviation field. Anyway, she is not infrequently delayed getting back to SLC. BUT, she has pics of airplanes ALL OVER THE OFFICE. Patients of hers instantly learn that this is her passion and understand that they might not see her on the day of their appointment because of a storm in Iowa or some such thing. She has told me numerous times that her patients are happy to hear that they were delayed in seeing her because they would rather know that she is flying safe. My point is this: she makes it abundantly clear in the office setting what her passion is all about and then people are able to understand and move on. Incidentally, she works for IHC...and if there is a more cumbersome bureaucracy in Utah, I don't know it.