5 Things to do with Sunglasses During an Interview

As my job search has been progressing and Texas has once again been schizophrenic in its weather patterns, the thought came across my mind today as to what to do with my sunglasses during my interviews.  As a female, you toss them into your purse and forget about them until it is time to put them back on your face when you depart the hopeful new place of employment.  As straight men, however, society has not afforded us the luxury of carrying around a purse or so-called "man bag" without carrying along the stigma of being labeled metro or homosexual.  The former is more acceptable, but nonetheless, we are in a quandary.  Today we will be discussing the several options or scenarios you may find your self in as a male.

1. If you put them on your head (as I normally would) you run the risk of looking unprofessional.  Every one knows that guy that even when it's raining outside has his sunglasses on.  He's going for the "I don't care what people think of me, but I really just want them to think that because I do care what they think" look.
2. If you leave them in the car, you are blinded by the sun on the way in and stumble around for anywhere from fifteen seconds to three minutes waiting for your eyes to adjust once you arrive inside your prospective employer's edifice. This is not an acceptable option either because either security, or if it's a small office your new boss, thinks you are drunk when you walk in.  Not a good first impression to make.
3. Sometimes it depends on what kind of shirt you are wearing.  If you tend to dress up for interviews with a coat and tie, your coat normally has an inner pocket in which you can place your pupil protectors.  This is a hat trick for you, your employer, and your sunglasses.
4. If you shed the coat because you live in Texas, a state that is too hot to wear a suit coat almost anytime of year, you have two different options completely dependent on whether your shirt came equipped with breast pockets or not.  Assuming you are wearing a tie and your shirt has no pockets, the sunglasses can be discreetly slid into your pants pocket and you can awkwardly walk around like you may have some uncomfortable intestinal problem lest you crush them, or you can hang them from your shirt behind your tie and hopefully no one will notice.  If your shirt did come with the standard set of pocket(s), you can place them in said pocket and hope that they do not protrude too much from the top of your pocket protector.  This is also an acceptable scenario unless you are Mr. Type A.
5. If you planned ahead, you brought your résumé in one of those nice portfolio folder devices that make you look fancy and well prepared.  Also in your Type-Aness you brought a sunglasses case.  This makes you look even more prepared because then you do not spend two or three minutes fumbling around with them while the person that has greeted you waits with an anxious outstretched hand hoping that you will not leave them hanging.

This a call to men out there that have experienced the same problem.  What do you do with sunglasses during an interview?