People who want to be investment bankers in London could be if they wear brown shoes. A shows the investment banking follows old about bankers should behave. Researchers found that the industry followed unclear codes of . They wrote: "For , the wearing of shoes with a business is considered unacceptable…within investment banking."
The report suggested that working people had to change their to fit in. One banker said: "I felt like my was a bit out of , so I changed it." The study said the industry discriminated against who did not go to universities. It said: "Bright, working-class kids are being locked out of jobs….It is shocking…that some…still judge on whether they wear brown shoes…rather than on their ."