IMO, so long as you don't violate dress code for the company, you can wear whatever you want to the interview. You can dress up or down as much as you want and it won't count against you.
I might think you're a little odd, but that's okay. Most of us are odd in some way.
It's been fun reading all the responses to my "don't ask the lunch question" post because so many people think I'm an uptight curmudgeon, but that's not true at all. I'm just aware of the line for "appropriate" during an interview.
Everything you say and do in an interview is being weighed, no matter what the interviewer says. It's simply human nature, and the interviewer is especially susceptible to it if they claim they aren't.
That said, every company culture is different, and lots of wild west startup companies have weird criteria for their culture. They may think someone who obeys authority is a bad idea and so suits are out, but shorts and flipflops are fine.
Someone else already said it, but I'll repeat it: Interviews go both ways. Each side is interviewing the other. It's in everyone's best interest for a 2-way match.
I might think you're a little odd, but that's okay. Most of us are odd in some way.
It's been fun reading all the responses to my "don't ask the lunch question" post because so many people think I'm an uptight curmudgeon, but that's not true at all. I'm just aware of the line for "appropriate" during an interview.
Everything you say and do in an interview is being weighed, no matter what the interviewer says. It's simply human nature, and the interviewer is especially susceptible to it if they claim they aren't.
That said, every company culture is different, and lots of wild west startup companies have weird criteria for their culture. They may think someone who obeys authority is a bad idea and so suits are out, but shorts and flipflops are fine.
Someone else already said it, but I'll repeat it: Interviews go both ways. Each side is interviewing the other. It's in everyone's best interest for a 2-way match.