Proper Job Interview attire

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I worked for a guy a few years ago in the securities industry at a small office, he was a one man show. Guys from the securities industry in small offices are often business casual, so when I was on the phone setting up an interview, I said "I'll come down in a suit for the interview?" trying to gauge whether the guy would say "Nah, don't be silly. My father wore a suit, I wear jeans to work."

The guy flipped out. "You should make your own decision, and I am judging you based on that decision," he told me. So I wore a suit, and hated the guy. I should have known during that phone call not to even bother. I lasted about 9 weeks. My last few days we had an argument about how to staple some IRA paperwork.

You know, is it 'ok' to have the staple in the upper left hand corner VERTICALLY, or is horizontal the only acceptable way. My vote for "It doesn't matter," didn't hold much weight.