Numerous office surveys have connected productivity in a
work setting to everything possible under the sun, from the dress code of the
employees to the temperature at the work space. However, what if it is a hot
woman who is increasing the level of mercury in your office? The million dollar
question is whether hot women take away from the performance of their male
colleagues or motivate them to push themselves and achieve more. As expected,
the survey question posted for this blog fetched mixed responses and it was
surprising to learn that though our male friends appreciate having an object of
the proverbial “Nain Sukh Prapti or NSP”, traditionally known as eye candy, in
their offices, they are far from distracted by it.
If anything, hot women flaunting power dressing are like a
gush of cool breeze that refreshes one on a hot summer afternoon. Take a break,
admire the work of beauty in front of you, forget about the pressure of targets
and deadlines for those few seconds, and then get back to work recharged for
another 2-3 hours. As one of the respondents to the survey question beautifully
put it “good looking women can really make Mondays feel better.” While male
respondents to the survey question were divided on the issue, women seemed to
be equivocal in their negative response to the question. Well, all one can say
to that is that the proof of the pudding is in the eating!!
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| Chitrangada Singh, who played a corporate woman in Inkaar |
The key here may be in distinguishing power dressing from
provocative dressing by women. May be hot women can switch their chest-hugging
shirts and butt clinching trousers with a high ponytail or a suave hair cut if
they want to convey power and authority by the way they dress and carry
themselves in their offices. Plunging neck lines and high hemlines only
contribute to attracting the wrong type of guys and unwelcome advances. By
dressing appropriately, in an outfit that does not necessarily advertise all
their assets, corporate women can not only do more work in an office but also
get more work done by their colleagues and team members.
Well, to conclude, we are not saying that taking a few
seconds to glance at your good-looking colleague is going to put your KRA sheet
in a state of crisis, but in the end men will be men and a hint of the outline
of the perky breast of an attractive woman through her tight-fitting shirt is
sure to catch his attention more than a low-intensity tremor on the Richter
scale. It has been scientifically proven that men let their mental faculties
slip a little just as they catch a glimpse of a cleavage or see a skirt riding
too high up the thigh of a pretty woman. But then that is not limited to just
the office setting.
Furthermore, whether a man relishes the sight for the
split second that it lasts and gets back to work after it or goes on to day
dream about it even at the cost of his daily deadline is totally dependent on
the moral fabric and the mental makeup of the person. May be a little self
control is all that is required of men to not to turn to blokes in the presence
of a beautiful woman in a paid work setting. Or may be “hot” women should try
to tone down their sex appeal by dressing appropriately for office. On second
thoughts, it is definitely the former statement that makes more sense.
Research: Me
Penned by: Shweta Ghorpade
Penned by: Shweta Ghorpade
