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Post by smalltowngirlie on Feb 24, 2020 14:02:08 GMT
Do you have a picture associated with your work email? We can add a picture to our account if we want, I have not. I am surprised at some of the pictures I see, nothing inappropriate, just not for a professional/business email. One has her wedding photo on, one a selfie in the car, one at a local sporting event. Our agency is pretty casual, but we still need to look professional is our communication within our agency and especially outside of it.
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Post by tiffanyr on Feb 24, 2020 14:07:52 GMT
I have a photo on my work email. It is a personal photo but just of my face. I have seen wedding photos and other personal photos which don't bother me (as long as they aren't drunk party photos) but I have also seen ones where they have a photo of their dog or they are crazy about penguins so they have a picture of penguins...those I don't find professional. We aren't a small company either...6500 employees across the country...
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Post by jemmls4 on Feb 24, 2020 14:11:56 GMT
We can have photos (email/Microsoft products), but it has to be you, nothing odd, or too unprofessional, no animals, cartoons, etc. The purpose is because our organization is huge and the the thought is if you had a meeting with someone and you’ve never met, you’d recognize them instead of wandering about looking at people’s work badges.
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Post by busy on Feb 24, 2020 14:12:36 GMT
I think our culture around a lot of that has changed. People want to bring their “whole selves” to work and not be defined by their stodgy business headshot. I don’t care. When I moved to tech from finance, I stopped using my traditional business headshot. The only person in our company who uses a traditional headshot is our general counsel. What I use now is much more casual and feels more like me. There’s nothing inappropriate about it, it’s just more relaxed. Times are changing in a lot of industries.
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Feb 24, 2020 14:15:52 GMT
There are some of just head shots, not posed like yearbook photo head shots, those I am ok with, but there are a few that I just feel are too casual, again nothing inappropriate.
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Post by Jessica on Feb 24, 2020 14:17:47 GMT
Headshot!
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Post by tyra on Feb 24, 2020 14:20:25 GMT
I used my business headshot for a while, but recently switched to a photo of DS and I that I love. Very few people have their professional photo any longer, it is something more casual/personal without being inappropriate. We are a very large national company as well.
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Post by paget on Feb 24, 2020 14:23:52 GMT
I work for the state and I’ve never seen anyone have a picture connected to their email. I haven’t noticed a place where you would even add that. We use outlook. We also have skype for business and if I recall, I have seen a way to add a pic to that but no one does.
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 24, 2020 14:26:39 GMT
We all had professional headshots done and were instructed to use them. Quite a few people substituted other photos. Some I thought were pretty unprofessional. We were a Fortune 500 company.
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Post by compeateropeator on Feb 24, 2020 14:33:28 GMT
We do have the option, I do not use the option.  The majority of the people use their badge photo...although for a lot of people those aren’t current. My badge photo is about 18 years old. Some use other pictures...headshots with sunglasses, with their dog, etc. We are an okay size health network. I am in IT so not sure if our group is consistent with the rest of the organization, or if they basically use their badge picture? My correspondence is typically within IT. Truthfully I don’t pay a ton of attention to them most of the time. ETA - I am not sure if there is guidelines that you have to adhere to, I’ve never looked into it. We do have an on call list for only IT that also displays a picture and people use all kinds of photos for that, like characters or other odd things. |
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Post by katlaw on Feb 24, 2020 14:36:55 GMT
I work for a fire department. I am uncomfortable with my headshot being on there. I put a picture of a fireman holding a cat he rescued from a burning building. Work related, not offensive or cartoony.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 24, 2020 14:41:42 GMT
I work for a large company with offices all over the world, and we do use our pictures. I suspect that has to do more with having never met most of the people were communicating with. It’s more personal sometimes if you can put a name with the face.
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Post by smartypants71 on Feb 24, 2020 14:54:28 GMT
My company used our badge photos for the longest time, but since we've switched to O365, we can use a pic of our choice. Most people just use casual pics that are still professional. I use the same pic that I use on LinkedIn.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 24, 2020 15:08:02 GMT
I work for a large company - I don’t have a picture but a lot of people do - everything from a nice photo of themselves, to a picture of their dog.
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Post by needmysanity on Feb 24, 2020 16:28:13 GMT
We have photos attached to our emails and for the most part they are head shots. I did hire a new CSR who used a bathroom selfie...I was mortified that she thought that was appropriate. She didn't last long.
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Post by melodyesch on Feb 24, 2020 16:36:35 GMT
I work for a very large, national company and we can use a photo, but it must be of you. I don’t think people outside the company can see them. One guy is wearing a ball cap in his, which you can’t wear in the office. But it’s a good picture and I don’t see anything wrong with it. Most people just use their badge photo.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Feb 24, 2020 17:20:38 GMT
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Post by smcast on Feb 24, 2020 17:22:41 GMT
Ours is the picture on our badge.
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Post by chaosisapony on Feb 24, 2020 17:24:04 GMT
We can but I choose not to. Like the OP the photos I do see are all of a personal nature. There's baby pics, vacation pics, some weddings and pets. I think it's a little odd but there's no harm in it.
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Post by anaterra on Feb 24, 2020 17:30:05 GMT
I have a stock photo of a daisy doodle on a purple background.... sorta like all the kiwis we used to have here...
I work on a production floor of a major major corporation... i dont send email to anyone... i just read all the crap we get.. lol...
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Feb 24, 2020 17:37:46 GMT
We can but I choose not to. Like the OP the photos I do see are all of a personal nature. There's baby pics, vacation pics, some weddings and pets. I think it's a little odd but there's no harm in it. I think this is how I feel. I get wanting a more casual picture than some posed fake one of yourself. |
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