Same here. I have often found those who have to dress up to impress have very little of anything impressive inside them. Not always but more often than not.
I do however feel that some do take the under dessing aspect a bit too far myself. I know people who are very skilled and talented computer technicians, business managers, and in other higher pay and responsibility positions who do in fact dress and look like some of those people in the Walmat pictures when on their own personal time!
For me when I reach a point with my own business expanding to the level of needing to hire people I will probably take a more realistic approach in regards to whom I hire.
I will look at the skills and talent each person may have that will benefit my business the most. What they wear to the interview will hold little bearing on how I perceive their worth and value.
Should they prove themselves to be worth hiring though there will be a basic dress code that will be followed and adhered too within reasonable expectations of what their specific job requires.
The reasons for me feeling this way are simply being that I know people who are fat slobs/freaks with marginal dress skills who are in fact incredibly talented and worth looking the other way for at times simply because I know they have whats needed on the inside to do the job far better than anyone else. Their quality of work is what I am interested in and thats what pays the bills with the greatest profits!
Yea your business may have it personnel dressed to kill but my slobs and freaks will get the jobs done right and under budget the first time. After all they dont need to spend money on appearances or take time out of their days to worry about what they look like.
If you hire based on looks its probably why you dont produce the highest quality products or work at the lowest cost! If your employees need to distract the customer with fancy fluff it probably because their work is unable to impress your customers by itself!