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Post by ChicagoKTS on Jul 25, 2014 20:32:25 GMT
I used to work as a supervisor in a call center and one strictly enforced rule was having to sit in your chair with both feet on the floor. The number of employees who fell out of their chairs while sitting with one leg tucked under themselves or completely Indian style was astonishing. I am sorry but this made me laugh out loud. Just the mental image of people falling out of their chairs intermittently during the day is a really funny mental image. Rather than having to make an office policy, I think it would have been better to have a daily office pool guessing how many would fall out of their chair that day. Foolish is as foolish does. |
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Post by roxley on Jul 25, 2014 21:06:39 GMT
Our new handbook has a policy that says - if you are having an affair with someone else in the corporation, you have to notify your direct supervisor. No kidding. I wonder how that is going to play out. I still don't quite understand the point. But that will be the first thing I do, tell my boss.  |
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Post by eebud on Jul 25, 2014 21:17:44 GMT
This actually doesn't surprise me. Many times, on this board, someone will talk about something they got in trouble for at work or maybe their child got in trouble for at school. The majority of the time, if the details are laid out, my thought is that it should be common sense to not do whatever it was they were in trouble for. But, many peas will want to know if it is in the handbook, laying out the specific issue. Then they don't think it should be enforceable if it is not spelled out in the handbook. So, yes, I can see needing to spell it out. Sad that it has to be that way.
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Post by ten&rose on Jul 25, 2014 21:22:11 GMT
I work in a very small dept (7people) and we can no longer eat in our office because one person is a pig?  . |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 25, 2014 21:50:41 GMT
We need a boob one. There is a girl here and I get so sick of looking at her chest day in and day out; the other day it was as bad as seeing a vein to her nip. Guess that is why she gets to stay and I am out of here. Just to bad over the years her boobs got bigger along with her butt. (bitter am I?) lol...
We will at some point probably have to add "No pot smoking" to the list since it is "legal" here now.
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 25, 2014 21:57:42 GMT
We need a boob one. There is a girl here and I get so sick of looking at her chest day in and day out; the other day it was as bad as seeing a vein to her nip. Guess that is why she gets to stay and I am out of here. Just to bad over the years her boobs got bigger along with her butt. (bitter am I?) lol... We will at some point probably have to add "No pot smoking" to the list since it is "legal" here now. Wow - vein to nip? That is too much. It isn't addressed in your dress policy? |
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Post by ferblover on Jul 25, 2014 22:04:31 GMT
I used to work as a supervisor in a call center and one strictly enforced rule was having to sit in your chair with both feet on the floor. The number of employees who fell out of their chairs while sitting with one leg tucked under themselves or completely Indian style was astonishing. I am short and my feet don't reach the floor, I find the rule discriminatory against short people . Lol! |
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jul 25, 2014 22:18:31 GMT
DH's company recently instituted a dress code policy. It's not overly restrictive, basic guidelines for the most part. It seems that some people just don't have enough common sense to put on proper business attire each day.
My company's dress code policy is basically a lot of pictures of people in various types of dress with a "Yes, this is ok" or "No, this is not" on them. I seriously laughed when I first saw it because I couldn't believe anyone needed the visual guide.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 25, 2014 22:28:37 GMT
We need a boob one. There is a girl here and I get so sick of looking at her chest day in and day out; the other day it was as bad as seeing a vein to her nip. Guess that is why she gets to stay and I am out of here. Just to bad over the years her boobs got bigger along with her butt. (bitter am I?) lol... We will at some point probably have to add "No pot smoking" to the list since it is "legal" here now. Wow - vein to nip? That is too much. It isn't addressed in your dress policy? It says "avoid clothing that is revealing or tight fitted" Guess it doesn't address vein/nip showing. Guess revealing means neekid. HAHA Edited to add: another one says 'no capris' but yeah everyone wears them, it's even been discussed to take that out of the P&P and it was shot down, but still we ALL wear them. |
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Post by scraphappy0501 on Jul 25, 2014 22:32:32 GMT
This wasn't necessarily a policy, but a sign posted in each stall of the women's room at one of our sister facilities. "Please do not flush tampons, sanitary napkins or Depends" You know someone had to have tried to flush a Depends in order for them to put up that sign. What the heck - who thinks a Depends is something flushable?!! Really?!! ETA: And with this post I became a Throbbing Member! I may never post again in order to keep that status  |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 25, 2014 22:46:19 GMT
I am with Julee - it is very very rare that both of my feet are on the ground when sitting. Sadly I would not last long in a job that required it. I would try, but I think I would unconsciously move one leg/foot up to my chair seat and sit on it. It is how I have sat for most of my life. That old adage you can't teach an old dog new tricks would certainly apply to me in this case  |
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Post by JustTricia on Jul 25, 2014 23:10:26 GMT
Luckily our HR used common sense and approached the one person in this next case instead of making it a policy.
We have an NFL cheerleader on staff (don't get me started how much work she misses due to this). She uses the main floor bathroom, you know, the one clients use, to get ready for her appearances. There's been multiple times I've walked in with her in full getup, with a hair dryer, curling iron, and straightener all going with her makeup strewn across the counter.
She was finally told to use the upstairs bathroom that clients rarely use when someone walked in on her in cheerleader bra top and cheerleader spanx applying bronzer to her stomach.
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 25, 2014 23:21:47 GMT
See now, I think that making some of this stuff policy is actually a good thing. I think that "common sense regarding technology may seem obvious to some but is not really obvious to people who are newer to technology. Same with business dress. I think what is considered business dress has changed a lot in the last 20 years and is not always clear. I don't consider making something clear in company policy is a handslap at all. I see it as management addressing something that seems to need addressing.
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 25, 2014 23:33:01 GMT
Luckily our HR used common sense and approached the one person in this next case instead of making it a policy. We have an NFL cheerleader on staff (don't get me started how much work she misses due to this). She uses the main floor bathroom, you know, the one clients use, to get ready for her appearances. There's been multiple times I've walked in with her in full getup, with a hair dryer, curling iron, and straightener all going with her makeup strewn across the counter. She was finally told to use the upstairs bathroom that clients rarely use when someone walked in on her in cheerleader bra top and cheerleader spanx applying bronzer to her stomach. Holy cow - see folks, people just don't realize the issues HR has to deal with these days. |
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Post by manda on Jul 25, 2014 23:54:39 GMT
DH's company recently instituted a dress code policy. It's not overly restrictive, basic guidelines for the most part. It seems that some people just don't have enough common sense to put on proper business attire each day.
My company's dress code policy is basically a lot of pictures of people in various types of dress with a "Yes, this is ok" or "No, this is not" on them. I seriously laughed when I first saw it because I couldn't believe anyone needed the visual guide.
Ahhhh, this brought back memories of AT LEAST 8-10 meetings about what type of shoes were flip flops and which were not (I work in HR) when we were implementing the casual Friday dress code several years ago at one of our office centers. Seriously. GROWN women and HIGH LEVEL executives were included in these meetings and the arguments and debates and questions were ridiculous. "But they're fancy and cost $100!!" *sigh* Still flip flops. smh I really wanted to say, 'close toed shoes only' and be done with it. Yes, we ended up issuing pictures to demonstrate what was acceptable and unacceptable after those meetings. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 23:59:43 GMT
I used to work as a supervisor in a call center and one strictly enforced rule was having to sit in your chair with both feet on the floor. The number of employees who fell out of their chairs while sitting with one leg tucked under themselves or completely Indian style was astonishing. Oh my gosh, that's the only way I sit. I would never make it at your office! Same. And I have never fallen out of my chair. I would not be able to sit that way with my RA issues. Not cool. |
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Post by bluepoprocks on Jul 26, 2014 0:29:14 GMT
I work in a nursing home and one policy is that you have to bath daily and another one is that you have to wear underwear. I don't want to be the person who has to make sure these policies are being followed. We're talking about adults here you think they would know to wash themselves and wear underwear.
One LPN had to be told that she had to get pants that covered her thong because every time she bent over you could see what color her thong was that day. I guess at least you could see she was following the underwear policy.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 26, 2014 0:38:52 GMT
Our new handbook has a policy that says - if you are having an affair with someone else in the corporation, you have to notify your direct supervisor. No kidding. I wonder how that is going to play out. I still don't quite understand the point. But that will be the first thing I do, tell my boss. That one is total CYA on their part. I would like there to be a policy in my office that you cannot take the Friday before a Monday holiday off more than six months ahead of time. (One of the office assistants has already claimed the Fridays before both Memorial and Labor Day 2015.) |
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Post by princess consuela on Jul 26, 2014 1:06:18 GMT
My work started a no popcorn in the microwave policy. I guess people were letting it burn and setting off the fire alarm... kinda bad when you work in a hospital, lol, as it sets off an alert to the whole hospital. I actually have a pic of my friend standing by the microwave with smoke coming out of it as she burned her Poptart. So perhaps it was a good idea, though it would really be nice sometimes to have popcorn still
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Post by 3dcrafter on Jul 26, 2014 1:56:36 GMT
Why make a policy about it though? Can't the CEO or other boss talk to the offending party? Unless it's happening by multiple people, no need for a policy. I get so annoyed at my school by spineless principals that send out blanket emails or make policies that are really directed at just one or two people. We all know who you are talking about. Grow a backbone and confront that person. ^^^Exactly this |
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Post by queenofshoes on Jul 26, 2014 2:00:24 GMT
We had to have one to specify that you cannot write f**k this place on the bathroom wall in your own poop. For real..someone did that last month Ina professional workplace, in a building of 500 people.
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