Making good impressions left and right.

Anyone who’s ever started a new job knows there’s a certain amount of time when you really want to make a good impression. When you’re still feeling out your new surroundings and your coworkers are still getting a read on who you are. It’s that fragile time period where any one thing you do can define you for the rest of your tenure with the company.

It’s definitely not the time to wear the same outfit as your coworker. Not just any coworker, but the coworker you sit next to. And not just any coworkers you sit next to, but the male coworker you sit next to.

That's Dave. That's me. We're both new here. And now we're known as the ones who dress alike.

It’s also not the time to wear that same shirt a few weeks later only to match that same male coworker you sit next to AGAIN. Because if it’s not embarrassing enough the first time, it’s adequately embarrassing the second time.

And it’s supremely embarrassing when another male coworker walks into the office a mere five minutes later wearing the exact same shirt. Sorry there's no picture of the three of us. Because we're working professionals and, you know, not three-year-old triplets, we didn't pose for a matchy-matchy photo.

In other news, I’m giving away a navy blue gingham button down from J. Crew. Like new. Very popular. Irons reasonably well with a hair straightener. Inquire within.