In my book Working Assets: A Career Guide for Peers I give clear-cut pros and cons of disclosing on the job.
In a podcast I viewed today titled Inside Schizophrenia the person talking said you most likely would not disclose to your coworkers on your first day on the job. Nor would you have to disclose at all given how the workplace is.
In the Inside Schizophrenia podcast the woman who was hosting the topic on dating with a mental illness told listeners point-blank that your personal style can elevate what people think of you.
I’ve been attacked for focusing on fashion and how dressing in style helped me recover in my memoir Left of the Dial.
The Inside Schizophrenia host was clear that how you dress can impress others. It can also help you feel great when you dress in stylish outfits.
For her she couldn’t wear prints or patterns because they set her off.
Fashion and style have long been ridiculed when women talk about these topics.
I urge you to reconsider using how you style yourself in clothes to help you come across as poised and professional on a job.
In the coming blog entries I’m going to talk more about disclosure and creating outfits to help you perform better on the job.
I will also talk in detail about something I wrote in one chapter in Working Assets about what to wear to work.
In my life I was the victim of an accidental disclosure on one of my jobs. Coworkers congratulated me when they found out I won a Volunteer of the Year award for my Mental Health Advocate work.
Not only that they discovered exactly why I won the award. This wasn’t my intent.
I still don’t think random disclosure to everyone everywhere is the way to go. And I stand by my assertion that the clothes I’ve worn have enabled me to get where I am today.
Coming up: What to wear on the job when you want to make a positive impression. And exactly how this can help you when you’re having a hard time on the job.
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