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Uniforms For the Help Desk?

Posted by timothy on from the must-include-spock-ears-and-jester-shoes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I am an IT worker in a mid sized company with approximately 500 employees. There are 30 people on the IT staff, 6 of whom are on the help desk. Our help desk does have significant visibility in the company, and most people know us by face (some by name). Recently the idea has been floated up the management chain to have these help desk workers wear IT department branded shirts. The idea is to promote visibility and unity. Wearing of these shirts would be mandatory Monday through Thursday. The shirts would not be identical (there would be several styles offered). We would be the only department with specific garments outside of the normal business casual dress code. Is management out of line with the industry in promoting this sort of policy change? Is the singling out of 6 employees as 'the IT guys' a step in the right direction, or does it detract from the professionalism that we are trying to display as a department?"

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  1. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 3, Informative

    Chaps are, by definition, assless. It's like saying "a vest without arms" or "mittens without individual fingers"

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  2. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown by altinos.com · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is why I buy security uniform ties. One swift yank and the Velcro(TM) closure opens.

  3. Re:Well... by pnuema · · Score: 3, Informative
    Don't* go out of your way to mention your salary (unless asked), and if you do mention it, make sure they know that you consider your current salary inadequate.

    NO. Never disclose your salary. The proper response is "I won't tell you what I make, but I'll tell you what I want." Your salary is none of their business. If they insist they must know your salary, express dismay that they do not have confidence in their interviewing process, and walk away. They should know how much they are willing to pay to have a particular job done, and their interview process should be good enough to determine if you are capable of doing it. Alternatively, tell them you'd be happy to disclose your salary if the hiring manager discloses his.

    Always remember - the first person to throw out a number in a negotiation loses. Walk away before it happens to you (and if you didn't already know that you've lost any negotiation you aren't willing to walk away from, consider yourself informed).

  4. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown by DrSkwid · · Score: 3, Informative

    Croatian battle dress made popular by Louis XIV.

    http://academia-cravatica.hr/interesting-facts/history/

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