tomoc (01/18/83)
Since the beginning of badge wearing, I`ve noticed something interesting. I have yet to see a male with the front of his badge (the side with the picture on it) facing hid body- i.e. you look at the badge and you can see the person`s face. HOWEVER, there are some females who wear their badges so that you can`t see what their picture looks like. Has this been happening at other places besides IW??? Tom O`Connor ixlpc!tomoc
mat (01/19/83)
The backwards badges are probably a violation of the rules that require that they be worn, since you can't tell whether a person is BTL or ABI, or if she/he is actually the owner of the badge! Come on, all you vain types who can't stand the sight of your own photograph, fall in line with the rest of us. -M Terribile
wdr (01/19/83)
It is not just females whose badges face their body.
Some of the people, of either sex, whose badges you can't read dislike the
picture or don't want you to see the big "T" for Turkey that says the
left their badge home today. Others have attatched it with the clip pointing
down to a flexible portion of their clothing and it has twisted.
Men's badges do this less often because men often clip them to their jacket
pockets, which are stiff enough to not twist, or hang them with the clip
pointing up from the necktie.
Women's clothing, as currently designed, does not support clip on badges as
well.
Bill Rickerbukys (01/19/83)
When badges were introduced to a hospital I once worked for, many people objected to their identification number (which happened to be their social security number) being displayed so prominently. Some wore their badges backwards, some taped across the number. I believe that the administration was convinced (perhaps with threats of legal action) to omit the numbers in the future. Also, I imagine some people didn't like their names being available to anyone walking by in such a public place.
paulh (01/19/83)
Jacket pocket ???? Necktie ?????!!? How barbaric ! :-) Paul Hoefling comfortable at Tektronix
leichter (01/19/83)
At DEC, badges don't have pictures on them. They do, however, have your name and badge (i.e. id) number. Ken Olson, founder & president of DEC, has been asked more than once why DEC badges don't have pictures. His answer goes something like this: "Every badge I've ever seen with a picture on it requires that your name be written in very small print to fit. If I bump into you in the hallway and begin talking - I already know what you look like..." -- Jerry devax!yale-comix!leichter (Also DEC badge 71848...)
mmt (01/20/83)
In this establishment people are expected to wear photobadges. One person years ago substituted the picture of a dog, and I don't think it was ever questioned. This person was male.
toddv (01/21/83)
I worked at McDonnell Doglas where picture badges were required to enter any building (a co-worker once left for lunch without his and we had to bring it to the door before he could get in). The women consistently turned their badges around backwards. I asked several why they did this, it was no accident of twisting clothing. Rather, they didn't like their picture. At Tektronix, the food service personnell (not Tek employees) once switched their non-picture badges to confuse the Tek people about their names. (I KNEW their correct names) Hence the need for pictures. To the Tek person belittling those that wear ties: I wear a tie (most days) and sometimes a coat at Tektronix. So there! Nurds like me exist even in YOUR company! Although admittedly an old running shirt and worn out blue jeans are very acceptable... I'm comfortable in either.
berry (01/22/83)
#R:ixlpc:-21400:zinfandel:8200010:000:132 zinfandel!berry Jan 20 09:27:00 1983 Badges? We don' need no stinkin' badges!!! Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (decvax!sytek!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900
dag (01/24/83)
Curious about DEC badges... Some of the badges have the corner-marks for positioning pictures, but none have personal pictures (Mine has a drawing of the Maynard Mill clocktower... ) Daniel Glasser ...!decvax!sultan!dag
coletti (01/26/83)
#R:ixlpc:-21400:uiucdcs:10600031:000:677
uiucdcs!coletti Jan 25 15:46:00 1983
At NASA/Ames research center almost everyone wore their badges
clipped to their pockets, facing inwards, with the actual badge inside
the pocket. The only ones who consistently made a point of wearing
them correctly were the new high school and college slaves who wanted to
impress themselves and their friends. Perhaps everyone else felt that it
violated their body space or something.
Every now and then the Marine guards (who wore their badges) would
happen upon us, and tell us to wear them.
The only time a person HAD to wear it was in restricted areas,
and that ended the fun (maybe that's why they weren't worn elsewhere?).
- a former college slavemcewan (01/26/83)
#R:ixlpc:-21400:uiucdcs:10600034:000:534
uiucdcs!mcewan Jan 26 14:21:00 1983
At IBM Research, it was quite accepted (encouraged) NOT to wear the
dog tags, but to leave the silly things in your wallet.
In fact the student "workers" (as in drones) got badges with BLANK pictures
and a big temporary (individualized to the level of your ID number on it).
So much for security.
In the divisions (i.e. eastern front) everybody had to wear the
doggie tags including the students (they got pictures (big thrill)), however.
Montoye
(pur-ee!uiucdcs!montoye)
ignore the return address.hal (01/28/83)
I used to work at a company where we were required to wear badges with pictures on them. A female friend of mine always wore her's tucked under a collar, or turned around, or hidden by her (longish) hair. I once asked her why, and she said she was tired of bozos on the shop floor reading her name off the badge and then acting like they were on a first name basis, asking her out or making comments on her social life. This was before sexual harasment (sp?) was recognized as an official problem, and there wasn't really any way to stop the problem, so hiding the badge was the most reasonable way to deal with the situation. Hal Perkins
russ (02/03/83)
#R:ixlpc:-21400:kirk:22600001:000:536 kirk!russ Jan 26 11:58:00 1983 I was at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and we had to wear badges slung from a chain around your neck. The ID had your photo on it, and was color coded. Green was the lowest (what I had), and White was the best (IOC members). In addition, the badge was supposedly chemically coded. Also, you need a SECRET clearance to get a badge for GE's ELAB in Syracuse, New York. The badge has your picture on it and a clip to hang on your pocket. Of course, you can just walk right into the place, but you need a SECRET clearance to get a badge.