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Staff Strip Naked to Improve Morale

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-me-a-copy dept.

A marketing company in Newcastle got rid of Hawaiian shirt Fridays and their pants while they were at it in an attempt to improve morale. Naked Friday was the brainchild of business psychologist, David Taylor. He convinced the folks at design and marketing onebestway that stripping off their pants would also strip away walls blocking good communication. Nearly everyone went the full monty at the office, with only one man and two women choosing to wear underwear. Sam Jackson, 23, the house manager, was the only woman to go fully naked. She said, "It was brilliant. Now that we've seen each other naked, there are no barriers."

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  1. Uhh... by antdude · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is that a good idea for those with ugly bodies, especially from /.'ers? :P

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  2. Now slide off your panties. Slowwwly. by Rogerborg · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's all right, I'm a "business psychologist".

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  3. Office Space by TerranFury · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gives new meaning to the phrase "piece of flair," doesn't it?

  4. Been there, done that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    At the Debian conference in Helsinki, we moved a few discussion groups into the sauna. It was highly productive, and the flame wars didn't restart for two weeks after the conference.

  5. Re:Pics or... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    TFA: "The experiment in April was filmed for a one-off TV show, Naked Office, to be screened on July 9 on cable channel Virgin 1."

  6. To be followed by oral sex Friday... by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 4, Funny

    and then, of course, Friday, being the traditional casual day, someone will propose "casual sex Friday", which will even further reduce barriers to communication.

    Fine with me, as long as it's not communication of disease!

  7. AFAIK, oral "is" a barrier to communication by cheros · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not quite sure how oral sex is performed in your corner of the world, but over here it would get in the way of communication.

    And polite people don't talk with their mouth full.

    In general this would get complex, with all the no smoking laws it would mean you'd have to provide nicotine patches for afterwards..

    OK, OK, I'm going already :-)

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