In Switzerland it’s always a bit of a lottery how people will turn up to a meeting. Casual is very much the go to here unless you are a banker in Zurich or Geneva.
I had a meeting this morning with another guy in the ski industry. He showed up in a badly fitting blazer with pocket square, badly fitting skiing jeans and converse. I cam by motorbike so I was boots jeans, puffy jacket and bike jacket.
We still did business.
HOWEVER. If it was a new client, someone I wanted to impress, I client I wanted to maintain or someone I didn’t already know or had spoken to, you can bet your ass I would be really well dressed. Maybe not a suit because in the ski industry no one wears suits but enough to be looking really sharp.
I had a meeting this morning with another guy in the ski industry. He showed up in a badly fitting blazer with pocket square, badly fitting skiing jeans and converse. I cam by motorbike so I was boots jeans, puffy jacket and bike jacket.
We still did business.
HOWEVER. If it was a new client, someone I wanted to impress, I client I wanted to maintain or someone I didn’t already know or had spoken to, you can bet your ass I would be really well dressed. Maybe not a suit because in the ski industry no one wears suits but enough to be looking really sharp.