I remember signing the book as well and you would have a red x put beside your name if you were late. Every so often Personnel would collect the books to see how many Xs each person had.
Also, if you were sick you had to write a note and bring it in with you when you were well again. I was told I was to write the note as 'if you were writing it from your sick bed' so it had to start 'I am unable to attend work today due to .....'.
Not so much a work practice as a work game. I worked in a call centre many years ago and we used to take turns mentioning animals on a call. We would type out a list of animals at the beginning of the week and play telephone bingo. The winner got a few free pints on Friday evening. Great fun.
"Sir, I'm sorry but our rules are like a zebra; black and white"
"I'm sorry about the delay. Some days I'd swear I'd have more chance of finding a polar bear in the jungle than a file on this system"
"I can't see him at his desk at the moment but I suppose I would need a giraffe's neck to see over the partitions in here"
Not so much a work practice as a work game. I worked in a call centre many years ago and we used to take turns mentioning animals on a call. We would type out a list of animals at the beginning of the week and play telephone bingo. The winner got a few free pints on Friday evening. Great fun.
"Sir, I'm sorry but our rules are like a zebra; black and white"
"I'm sorry about the delay. Some days I'd swear I'd have more chance of finding a polar bear in the jungle than a file on this system"
"I can't see him at his desk at the moment but I suppose I would need a giraffe's neck to see over the partitions in here"
I'm not sure what is wrong with signing in and out of work, if only for health and safety reasons as much as everything else
Having said that, I remember once visiting a call centre in England, every staff member had an egg timer alarm clock on their desk, if they went on a toilet break or went to tea, they had to set the timer before they left and be back before it went off.
In my first job, I worked in a bank branch in a provincial town. When speaking to the branch manager, I had to address him as 'Manager'. Not 'Joe' or 'Mr. Bloggs', but Manager. Even if I bumped into him outside of working hours, it was still 'Manager'.
That was then
I worked in an office in UK in the era of the tea trolley (the early 90s). A biscuit was included with your tea - however for junior staff it was a plain one e.g., digestive, rich tea. Only the senior staff were allowed to choose a 'fancy' one such as a chocolate biccie.
In my first job, I worked in a bank branch in a provincial town. When speaking to the branch manager, I had to address him as 'Manager'. Not 'Joe' or 'Mr. Bloggs', but Manager. Even if I bumped into him outside of working hours, it was still 'Manager'.
That was then
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