When I was a small boy my father hurt his left hand in an accident at work, so I was enlisted to tie his tie for him for church on Sunday, so that's how I learned to tie what Dad has always called a "double Windsor' knot, a nice balanced-looking knot. I once tried to teach a former boss how to tie it, and I failed miserably!
I have heard of situations where managers in factories have to wear ties--because they're managers--but they are also required to use clip-ons as a safety measure in case the tie gets caught in machinery.
My dad may not have taught me a lot of things, but he was certain that all adult males should know how to change a tire on an automobile and how to tie a necktie.
Unfortunately I don't know how to tie a bowtie.