Don&#x27;t necessarily disagree with the author&#x27;s point, but the story seems to not really illustrate what he&#x27;s trying to say.<p>Was he denied a job offer just based on his clothes? The way I understand the story the guy was pretty much saying: &quot;man, don&#x27;t feel obligated to wear slacks, nobody does, up to you&quot;.  Was he told that wearing slacks was forbidden?  Apparently he was explicitly told &quot;Everyone wears what they want&quot;.