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