Petty Things Banned From The Workplace

Trebor176

Today, myself and five colleagues in the office were notified by e-mail from the boss that radios are banned from today. Now, three of us always had radios on, never that loud, and nothing was ever said until today. The ban extends to the use of headphones and any way of listening to music.

We're the only office in the building (one of three) to have radios banned. Even the directors had no say in this and have no issues with others listening to music.

What sort of things have been banned from your workplace, if anything?

chopperbyrne

If you're on the phone to clients or have clients come into your office, then they're rightfully banned.

Nodin

Human decency.

Magico Gonzalez

Cannot stand people who use radios in the office. Headphones fair enough, but radios no!

Perhaps your colleagues didn't want to listen to whatever radio station you did? Perhaps they complained as it was distracting. If you can hear the radio, the person beside you can.

Who wants to listen to commercial radio with the inane ads, the constant rotation of the same sh1t music all day anyway.

ThisRegard

chopperbyrne wrote: »

If you're on the phone to clients or have clients come into your office, then they're rightfully banned.

Not so if using headphones. In fact they can come in handy in blocking out colleagues who are on calls while you're doing your thing.

Kevin McCloud

6 pack, only having a few because its Friday.

they may haver got a warning from IMRO!!

Actually in re reading that - perhaps not.

Genghiz Cohen

Spandex was specifically banned in my last job. Never found out why.

Nodin

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Spandex was specifically banned in my last job. Never found out why.

They didn't want to embarrass ye.

MagicMarker

I wish radios were banned, I ****ing sick to death of all the main stations. Utter cack.

Sling back shoes are banned from my place. No idea why.

mad muffin

My boss told me today. I can't wear my, I love pussy lips T-Shirt any more

Kevin McCloud

Deleted User wrote: »

Sling back shoes are banned from my place. No idea why.

Health and safety, things are gone to fuck altogether.

fleet_admiral

I work in a pub/bistro

We arent allowed drink or eat there. I can understand the no drinking rule but not being allowed eat there (we have to pay for food, even when we work, and dont get breaks. Food has to be taken away) is silly

Mint Aero

Nothing's banned as we're all adults.

TheQuietFella

Totally understand the radio being banned from an office.

Mesrine65

Beards...fúck that!

I told them I wear one on religious grounds & if they ask what religion I am there will be discrimination consequences.

(I've worn a beard for nigh on 25+ years)

The Master

Trebor176 wrote: »

Now, three of us always had radios on, never that loud, and nothing was ever said until today.

If other people can hear it it's too loud

Tilly

I wish they would ban this radio in the office. I work with someone who hums EVERY FÚCKING SONG :mad:

jimgoose

I have a short-wave 9-band transistor radio in my office, but it's there for emergency use - national broadcast, police band, maritime, etc. I don't use it generally because it's incredibly annoying and rude. Nothing is explicitly banned here, except the usual - smoking, fully-automatic firearms, strippers, that sort of thing.

SEPT 23 1989

Smoking

dibkins

It will be too soon if i ever have to listen to Ray Darcy at work again.

corner of hells

I work in Homeless services , we're not allowed socialise with homeless people I.e. no more cans al fresco .Nor or we allowed wear shorts .Neck tattoos are ok though.

Agricola

Could understand radios being band but not headphones. If it's a job where headphones don't affect your ability to do the job, then grand. But a radio, set to 2fm in the afternoon.............everyone being forced to listen to it. No fooking way.

Lollipops23

A mate worked in an office in Essex and they were told they weren't allowed to run up the stairs. Like taking two stairs at a time was banned.

Guessing it's a H&S thing, but jesus you'd swear they were 5 years old.

gozunda

Falling asleep at your desk (even accidetly) was a sackable offence in one screwed up crew I did business with ...

Agricola

Lollipops23 wrote: »

A mate worked in an office in Essex and they were told they weren't allowed to run up the stairs. Like taking two stairs at a time was banned.

Guessing it's a H&S thing, but jesus you'd swear they were 5 years old.

Without doubt health and safety. There was a permanent fold out wet floor sign in the mens room in a job I was in afew years back. It was never taken down! Companies can never be too careful when it comes to their accident prone staff! :rolleyes:

Golaco

A client of ours whose office I'm in quiet a bit have a bit of a thing about usage of handrails when climbing a stairs. It's weird. You'll be stopped and reminded to use the handrail if they see you not using it. It's like they've all been brainwashed!

iDave

Decent pay increases

darkpagandeath

Porn sites, Nothing funnier than hearing a random loud grunting groaning sound.

AlanS181824

"Checking the time" on your phone.

Golaco

A client of ours whose office I'm in quiet a bit have a bit of a thing about usage of handrails when climbing a stairs. It's weird. You'll be stopped and reminded to use the handrail if they see you not using it. It's like they've all been brainwashed! Weird thing is the stairs has no handrail on the wall side so if you meet someone on the stairs should we engage in a game of Twister and slither over them while both maintaining contact with the rail?!

Birneybau

Golaco wrote: »

A client of ours whose office I'm in quiet a bit have a bit of a thing about usage of handrails when climbing a stairs. It's weird. You'll be stopped and reminded to use the handrail if they see you not using it. It's like they've all been brainwashed! Weird thing is the stairs has no handrail on the wall side so if you meet someone on the stairs should we engage in a game of Twister and slither over them while both maintaining contact with the rail?!

Quite

Ruu

We can only wear shirts with the company logo on Fridays (they are really nice dress shirts). :?

Toots

gozunda wrote: »

Falling asleep at your desk (even accidetly) was a sackable offence in one screwed up crew I did business with ...

I don't think that's all that unreasonable.

In one place I worked, we were banned from making coffee in a french press. The manager said it was too expensive, even though the 4 people in the office who drank it would buy their own ground coffee out of their own money, and bring it in to share in the office. It actually worked out cheaper because there were only two or three others who drank coffee, so the instant crap that was bought from the tea fund lasted ages.

Soup was banned from another office I worked in. Apparently a collection of 25+ year olds are incapable of carrying a bowl of soup from a microwave to a table without spilling it over someone and melting their face off.

jester77

We're banned from using nerf guns and radio controlled airborne devices on one of the floors due to the sensitive sprinkler system.

donegal.

Trebor176 wrote: »

Today, myself and five colleagues in the office were notified by e-mail from the boss that radios are banned from today. Now, three of us always had radios on, never that loud, and nothing was ever said until today. The ban extends to the use of headphones and any way of listening to music.

its cost cutting.
if you're listening to music/radio in the workplace them fees have to be paid to imro and ppi.

The Backwards Man

I've noticed this last few years that manners and a friendly disposition seem to be banned up and down the country.

Vandango

Nodin wrote: »

Human decency.

And sadly, the lack of it is not just confined to the office.

ArnoldJRimmer

Whatever the reasons, 100% agree with a radio ban, its extremely irritating. However, if headphones are used, knock yourself out

We're banned from having kettles/coffee makers at our desk or work areas. Apparently a H&S issue. Work in a huge office and there are very few kettles as it is. Conveniently, you can buy as much overpriced tea or coffee in the canteen downstairs if you want though

Fishyfreak

Toasters banned. One clever guy tried to bring in a George Foreman, it lasted a week.

One colleague wore his "I found jesus........he was behind the sofa" t-shirt one day, also banned.

THE MONSTERS!!!

irelandrover

Moved into a new building and were told that plants were banned. Apparently they produce oxygen which is a fire hazard.

uch

gozunda wrote: »

Falling asleep at your desk (even accidetly) was a sackable offence in one screwed up crew I did business with ...

There's a Bedroom in the office I work in, in case you need 40 winks, great on a Monday when dying with a sore head

Karl Stein

Dwarf throwing. PC gone mad I tell thee.

jimgoose

Karl Stein wrote: »

Dwarf throwing. PC gone mad I tell thee.

Went the way of writing up bug-fixes in the same Middle-English as Geoffrey Chaucer, eh? I hear that.

anncoates

Light slapping on the arse as a harmless method of office flirting.

Killjoys.

I'd crack up without being able to listen to music with headphones at work. Way easier to concentrate than listening to people talking in the background.

They banned drinking at work a while back,. It's a bit crap as no wine receptions etc can be held at christmas anymore and also we used to have great craic in the tea room some Friday evenings before hitting the pub with a few bottles of spirits from the home country's of people at work, tried many different things in them days.

who the fug

Golaco wrote: »

A client of ours whose office I'm in quiet a bit have a bit of a thing about usage of handrails when climbing a stairs. It's weird. You'll be stopped and reminded to use the handrail if they see you not using it. It's like they've all been brainwashed!

Bp ?

seamus

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I work in a pub/bistro

We arent allowed drink or eat there. I can understand the no drinking rule but not being allowed eat there (we have to pay for food, even when we work, and dont get breaks. Food has to be taken away) is silly

I know some larger pub chains have a rule that employees aren't permitted to eat or drink there (like, ever), primarily so that they don't get hammered drunk and do something to shame themselves or the company. As in, go get pissed and embarrass yourself somewhere that your boss can't see you
Maybe that's the thinking there? Or maybe they feel that a staff member taking up a table looks bad or something.

ThisRegard wrote: »

Not so if using headphones. In fact they can come in handy in blocking out colleagues who are on calls while you're doing your thing.

It depends on the work environment. An environment where everyone has headphones on and listening to music can become very cold as nobody interacts with one another and people actually feel like they can't talk to colleagues and disturb their music-listening.

In some jobs though it can be essential, where you need to focus on what you're doing, like programming.

Lollipops23 wrote: »

A mate worked in an office in Essex and they were told they weren't allowed to run up the stairs. Like taking two stairs at a time was banned.

Guessing it's a H&S thing, but jesus you'd swear they were 5 years old.

Heh. Get someone from Intel here and they'll be able to list off hundreds of childish rules and "solutions" in there. Like feet painted on the stairs to show you where to step. And an "auxiliary" handrail installed on stairs in case the one that's there suddenly falls off the wall while you're using it.

uck51js9zml2yt

That fad of banning people from working was a big thing . then they told you to retrain and upskill only to then be told...sorry overqualified to work.
Never happy:)

IrishCule

Think the radio is fair enough but the headphones? What do you work as?