What is business culture supposed to be like?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Right now I’m interning at a big corporation and the whole business casual dress code and “presentation” that people put on is so superficial. I work with this one guy in Haas who is so arrogant and condescending such that I can’t even have a good conversation without him ridiculing my ideas. It especially annoys me when people brag about their internships and have that superiority complex.</p>

<p>Is it just me or will Haas be full of egotistical and arrogant students? I myself am in Haas and I just can’t stand the corporate or “business” environment. I took a few classes already and I always have that feeling that people are so competitive and unfriendly. They are reluctant to even talk to you because they feel like they have something better to do. I have not made one friend sitting in a Haas class. </p>

<p>I just get the feeling that Haas students are just not down to earth and they feel like they are better than everyone else. I’m just a recent admit so can someone with experience please tell me this isn’t true? Is it all in my head, what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>everytime i walk into haas i think…“ew…this place smells like…capitalism” you my friend, sound like a human-being/peace loving social sciences/humanities major like me! welcome home!</p>

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<p>ever heard the term “HaasHoles”?</p>

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<p>What kind of motivations drive one to pursue a career in business? I’m curious to hear what you think.</p>

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<p>^For most people, $$$$$$</p>

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<p>Hmmm. Law school and its aftermath was pretty much the same as you describe. I loved going to law school, although it meant having to deal with the same types of overachieving know-it-alls you get in business. After a while I realized the arrogance came from a distinct inferiority complex. The coolest people who generally did the best and who ultimately enjoyed the practice of law were those who were in the attitude-free environment. </p>

<p>I do remember starting out in a big law firm in the '80’s, where all the women dressed like men with the suits and the bows instead of ties – power suits for the young and nervous. You could always tell a baby lawyer because they so badly wanted to fit in with the power house attorneys. They thought the suits would help them “blend” and they’d be taken more seriously. Well, I wore the fake girl trying to look like a guy lawyer for about 5 minutes and then realized it’s better to leave attitude and stupid wannabe clothing at the door and just be myself.</p>

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<p>One more thing – we all now wear jeans unless we’re going to court! Casual fridays have become casual everyday.</p>

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<p>i’ll be your haas buddy! i’m coming into haas as transfer. at calso everyone seemed pretty friendly to me, but we’ll see!</p>

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<p>I like the human-being part punkdude, I think in-human would be a good implicit word to describe some of “those” people. hehe. Anyways if you’re asking me what drove me to do business, I really just a floater who did it just cause somehow it ended up this way. Simple as that. </p>

<p>To peter: Cool. Calso doesn’t really have any Haas people, it’s just orientation for people coming in so those are just freshman who haven’t got in yet. But if you mean other transfers, that’s cool. I look forward to summer school and seeing you guys.</p>

<p>And… finally UCLA77, I wish we could even have casual everydays , but unfortunately it can never be. Well, back to wearing my monkey suit. It sure does get scratchy sometimes.</p>