[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Epic Fail at work (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 1/27/2009 6:24:56 PM EDT
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Im on my break so I go to get some more peppermints from the truck.
I get stopped by a manager from another dept trying to get me to work OT tonight. They started enforcing the new dress code today and sent most of the staff home for being out of dress code, now they have 4 times as many calls as people, 20min hold time and climbing. No workboots, no athletic shows, no jeans, etc. 5.11 black pants and jackboots are acceptable though. I work in a call center so we never see the customer (unless they come to kill in to avenge missing American Idol) and they are sending people home for wearing boots/shoes with laces. Im still going home at midnight. |
| My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. |
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Quoted: Im on my break so I go to get some more peppermints from the truck. I get stopped by a manager from another dept trying to get me to work OT tonight. They started enforcing the new dress code today and sent most of the staff home for being out of dress code, now they have 4 times as many calls as people, 20min hold time and climbing. No workboots, no athletic shows, no jeans, etc. 5.11 black pants and jackboots are acceptable though. I work in a call center so we never see the customer (unless they come to kill in to avenge missing American Idol) and they are sending people home for wearing boots/shoes with laces. Im still going home at midnight. No more random pose downs or flexing in mirrors? What BS ;){kind=icon} |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. I did that at a old job came with no T shirts no jeans and no athletic shoes I wore whatever gun brand polo I had around I had a ton from the gun shop days solid color BDU pants and nicely polished combat boots all with in the rules as set forth FWIW I looked pretty good actually |
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Im on my break so I go to get some more peppermints from the truck. I get stopped by a manager from another dept trying to get me to work OT tonight. They started enforcing the new dress code today and sent most of the staff home for being out of dress code, now they have 4 times as many calls as people, 20min hold time and climbing. No workboots, no athletic shows, no jeans, etc. 5.11 black pants and jackboots are acceptable though. I work in a call center so we never see the customer (unless they come to kill in to avenge missing American Idol) and they are sending people home for wearing boots/shoes with laces. Im still going home at midnight. You're hooked on peppermints too? I love the things I buy the 6lb bag at sams club. dress codes suck as long as it's clean who cares. |
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Did they give any reason why they'd give a fuck what people in a call center wear? Professional dress makes for Professional attitude See I can see how this might be true in a customer-facing job, but if you're a call center drone, I'm not sure I agree. To me, comfortable employee = happy employee = productive employee. |
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Did they give any reason why they'd give a fuck what people in a call center wear? Professional dress makes for Professional attitude Expecting people who make low wages to dress like people who make higher wages is a bad idea. If you want people to maintain two separate wardrobes, pay wages commensurate with maintaining two wardrobes. |
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Did they give any reason why they'd give a fuck what people in a call center wear? Professional dress makes for Professional attitude Expecting people who make low wages to dress like people who make higher wages is a bad idea. If you want people to maintain two separate wardrobes, pay wages commensurate with maintaining two wardrobes. Sitting in a chair all day talking to normal people, assholes and retards can suck. Try doing it in an umcomfortable outfit as well. |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s. |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s. goodwill You must post pics when you find one and where it to work |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s.  If you do you must post pics!
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s. goodwill You must post pics when you find one and where it to work I think Goodwill and the SA weed out things like that so they done make it to the shelf |
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To me, comfortable employee = happy employee = productive employee. Amen. I'm still trying to figure out how wearing Dockers and a collared shirt make me a better and/or more productive programmer.  Let me count on one hand how many times I've met a client. 0. Let me count how many times I've talked to a client on the phone. 0.
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s.  If you do you must post pics!POP THE COLLAR!!!!
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. No hijack intended, but you response here is an epic fail. I work for the the FAA in Tech Ops and this dress code for the controllers wasn't a bad thing. Controllers work in areas that have a metric ass ton of electrical/electronic equipment that has to be kept cool. These asshat controllers would come in wearing shorts, a tank top, and flip flops and then complain about the temperature. Jeans and running shoes and maybe a sweater kept at work would have made the cool temps not a problem, but no, they had to wear the flip flops and tank tops. They got what they deserved and guess what, when you make $140000, you can afford some polos and slacks. |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s. Hit your local Thrift Stores, goodwill and such. ETA:If you have trouble finding some let me know your size, the Goodwill here always has old plaid suits and shit. |
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Did they give any reason why they'd give a fuck what people in a call center wear? Professional dress makes for Professional attitude See I can see how this might be true in a customer-facing job, but if you're a call center drone, I'm not sure I agree. To me, comfortable employee = happy employee = productive employee. My brother in law used to work at a call center. The one time I was in the building it was summer and most of the women and a few of the men had their shoes off and pushed into a corner of their cubicle. Hell, I wish I had an office job where I could work in my socks or bare feet! |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s. If you do you must post pics!POP THE COLLAR!!!! And wear a Zodiac medalion along with a "peace through superior firepower" symbol. |
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To me, comfortable employee = happy employee = productive employee. Amen. I'm still trying to figure out how wearing Dockers and a collared shirt make me a better and/or more productive programmer. Let me count on one hand how many times I've met a client. 0. Let me count how many times I've talked to a client on the phone. 0.
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules. Im going to try and find some suits from the 70s. Leisure Suits FTW !!! |
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I remember a long time ago when had to start wearing "business casual" clothes to work.
I HATED it lol, but then I discovered that there are some Really comfy 'casual' clothes out there. Here are some recommednations: Haggar Q line of pants; some kind of teased cotton on the inside that feels like pajamas 
Nike dri Fit polo shirts, a bit spendy, but you can find em at Khols for ~$30ish. they look good, wick sweat away and are more comfy than a t-shirt IMHO. GOOD shoes; I've had "dress" shoes that feel better than most sneakers. Everyone's feet are different, but I've had good luck w/ Dockers and Nun Bush. But, you got the whole jack-boot thing going on so, that one may be a moot point, lol Hang in there bud. Speed |
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Did they give any reason why they'd give a fuck what people in a call center wear? Professional dress makes for Professional attitude +1 This is very true IMO. I'm a brother of Phi Delta Theta and we'd always wear our best suits to meeting. Its kind of like "you are what you eat" |
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Im on my break so I go to get some more peppermints from the truck. I get stopped by a manager from another dept trying to get me to work OT tonight. They started enforcing the new dress code today and sent most of the staff home for being out of dress code, now they have 4 times as many calls as people, 20min hold time and climbing. No workboots, no athletic shows, no jeans, etc. 5.11 black pants and jackboots are acceptable though. I work in a call center so we never see the customer (unless they come to kill in to avenge missing American Idol) and they are sending people home for wearing boots/shoes with laces. Im still going home at midnight. I believe the appropriate response is, "A failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine." |
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+1 This is very true IMO. I'm a brother of Phi Delta Theta and we'd always wear our best suits to meeting. Its kind of like "you are what you eat" That website is terrible. Internal scrolling? Yowza. OT: I used to work in a call center in high school. I used to get in trouble for wearing dresses that were sleeveless because they were "inappropriate." Like my biceps are vulgar or something? |
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My dad was an air traffic controller, and for a longggg time there was no dress code rule. A couple years back, they enacted a "business casual" dress code. Several of the guys would dress in the most gaudy, hideous, tacky looking shirts, ties, etc while still technically being within the dress code. Pissed off the management but they werent breaking any rules.
I just pictured a Rodney Dangerfield "Caddy Shack" golf wardrobe. 
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No workboots, no athletic shows, no jeans, etc. 5.11 black pants and jackboots are acceptable though. I work in a call center so we never see the customer (unless they come to kill in to avenge missing American Idol) and they are sending people home for wearing boots/shoes with laces. No laces? What's left to wear on your feet besides crocs and flip-flops? (Nobody under 65 should ever wear loafers) |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Did they give any reason why they'd give a fuck what people in a call center wear? Professional dress makes for Professional attitude +1 This is very true IMO. I'm a brother of Phi Delta Theta and we'd always wear our best suits to meeting. Its kind of like "you are what you eat" I feel differently. Have dealt with many unprofessional individuals wearing expensive suits I can unequivocally say that the clothes most certainly do not make the man. |
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Great Cesear's Ghost. Do you mean that the people in your call center don't look like the young, dynamic, professionally groomed smiling children like in the ads?
All the dental call center people have uptodate cleaned and sparkling teeth. All of the lube and tune guys wear uniforms and have short haircuts at its call center. I know that the women in the porn call centers are older than your grandmother and look like overweight hags - but your call center!!! |