Does belly sweat destroy your credibility?

[Batman]

So I'm out today doing football tab stuff and then covering a softball game, and it's easily 95 degrees outside. Needless to say, by the time I finished up I'm drenched in sweat. And, of course, today I made the mistake of wearing a medium-colored shirt so it really, REALLY shows. Like I'd just been doused with a cooler of water shows. I didn't hear any snickering, but for some reason I got this paranoid thought in my head that, as I walked away, people noticed and we're whispering amongst themselves, "My god, Batman is one sweaty reporter! That's gross! Let's mock him! Ha ha!"
So the question is this...on hot days, when your belly sweat, back sweat and whatever else sweat shows, is this a bad thing as far as keeping a professional air about you? How do you play this off? Do people even care or notice? Am I being totally paranoid about nothing?

 

[sportschick]

I don't sweat. I glow.

 

[Songbird]

I wear white t-shirts a lot with a basebal jersey. hard to see if i'm sweating. i've also lost 40 pounds, so i don't sweat like a pig quite as much.

 

[dooley_womack1]

I don't sweat. I glow.

Working as you apparently do near a nuclear power plant.

 

[User 1019]

Yeah, you're probably a little paranoid about it, but I'd say that's normal, the paranoia and the sweat, that is.

We have an aversion to sweat and sweaty people. Just wear deodorant.

 

[sportschick]

I don't sweat. I glow.

Working as you apparently do near a nuclear power plant.

You've soooooooooooooooooooooooooo not spent enough time around middle-aged Southern women Dools  :

 

[Norman Stansfield]

Consider buying some Nike Dri-Fit or Under Armour shirts.

They're light as hell, breathe and wick the moisture away from your body. No sweat stains.

And covering high schools, no one's gonna be too touchy about what you're wearing.

 

[Trey Beamon]

I typically wear white undershirts and try to stray from wearing light-colored shorts. Black, navy blue, brown and dark green are all decent choices. Sky blue, not so much.

 

[Batman]

I normally change into shorts or whatever, but today I went straight from the office to the game. No time to change, and under armour would probably look silly under a button-down shirt. And today, it happened to be a light blue shirt.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

I normally change into shorts or whatever, but today I went straight from the office to the game. No time to change, and under armour would probably look silly under a button-down shirt. And today, it happened to be a light blue shirt.

I actually keep 1-2 in my car for different situations. Never know when you might need them.

 

[farmerjerome]

I'm so glad I've never had this problem. I'm so glad I've never had this problem. I'm so glad....

 

[John]

As long as you're not the only one there sweating -- see Albert Brooks in Broadcast News -- you shouldn't worry about it.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

How can anyone take you serious when you have belly sweat? That's almost as bad as being bald.

 

[Trey Beamon]

How can anyone take you serious when you have belly sweat? That's almost as bad as being bald.

There goes my credibility. :-\

 

[Buck]

Anybody who is working outside on ahot summer day is going to sweat.
Unless you've got some kind of weird disorder that causes you to  sweat in stinking, drenching sheets, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Bathe. Wear deodorant. Don't booze like a college student or eat 5 pounds of kimchee the night before.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Anybody who is working outside on ahot summer day is going to sweat.
Unless you've got some kind of weird disorder that causes you to sweat in stinking, drenching sheets, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Bathe. Wear deodorant. Don't booze like a college student or eat 5 pounds of kimchee the night before.

Listen to Buck.

If anyone knows belly sweat (or back hair) - its Buck

 

[Batman]

How can anyone take you serious when you have belly sweat? That's almost as bad as being bald.

Ummm...I am bald, but bald by choice. Thank god I found a woman who digs that sort of thing

 

[viamsp]

This is exactly why I hate when I forget how hot a day is going to be and wear a gray shirt. I don't know if it's credibility, but I always feel like I've lost a little respect if people catch a view of my back when I'm walking away.

 

[Buck]

Anybody who is working outside on ahot summer day is going to sweat.
Unless you've got some kind of weird disorder that causes you to  sweat in stinking, drenching sheets, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Bathe. Wear deodorant. Don't booze like a college student or eat 5 pounds of kimchee the night before.

Listen to Buck.

If anyone knows belly sweat (or back hair) - its Buck

It's true.
I look like a guy wearing a gorilla suit with a Martin Brodeur mask on.

 

[Flash]

Consider buying some Nike Dri-Fit or Under Armour shirts.

They're light as hell, breathe and wick the moisture away from your body. No sweat stains.

And covering high schools, no one's gonna be too touchy about what you're wearing.

Good advice. But make sure you get the antimicrobial stuff, otherwise your sweat gets absorbed into the drifit material and really starts to get stinky. I have a tonne of tech wear but it's strictly for workouts and play.
I'm a girl and I sweat. And I am not ashamed of that.