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HP Enforcing Dress Code for R&D Employees

posted by takyon on Sunday July 26 2015, @01:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the suit-up dept.

scruffybeard writes:

R&D teams within HP Enterprise Services received memos this week reminding them about the company's rules regarding workplace fashion. "If you aren't dressed like the models in the posters that HP displays around its locations, then your appearance is sapping the productivity of the workers around you," was one summary of the memo by an anonymous source. Many employees have become comfortable wearing t-shirts and shorts on a regular basis, and it is believed that "scruffy-looking" engineers might alienate visiting customers.

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  • (Score: 2) by spxero on Monday July 27 2015, @03:32AM

    by spxero (3061) on Monday July 27 2015, @03:32AM (#214055)

    In my office we have two options (employer paid): Folgers or Keurig. The Folgers is almost always full, and sometimes you get the motor-oil version where someone has placed two of the Folgers filters together and run it again. The Keurig option is more or less manual and takes longer, but the option is Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, McDonalds, Newman's, Black Magic, Southern Pecan, Breakfast Blend, French Roast, Rio Grande, etc.

    It may seem like we're sheep for enjoying it, but the alternative is to buy it ourselves.

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  • (Score: 1) by kramulous on Monday July 27 2015, @08:27AM

    by kramulous (255) on Monday July 27 2015, @08:27AM (#214180)

    I think I actually prefer the walk to go and get coffee. It is a nice time to get the blood pumping a little more while wrangling with a problem.

    I find that when I get back, I'm back into the code and notice a couple of hours later that my coffee is cold. Which is a nice bonus. Just not a fan of luke warm coffee.