those ID cards dangling around the neck on a dangly thing.

[DameHermione]

they irritate me and make me feel stabby.

particularly if said dangly thing is covered with cartoon characters.

just clip it onto a pocket of something, stop waving it and jingling it on your cleavage and stuff.

We have to wear ours around our neck at all time while on site . We have to challenge those who don't . It's all about security . It's also used to unlock doors that you have access to .

I take mine off if I nip out for lunch. But if yore a guy with no handbag , you really have no where else to put.

pockets.

they are so so useful in an institute with security doors though - drives me nuts if we go for a meeting with our group, and on the way back to the office, all the men start rooting around for wallets, whilst us women just swish our lanyard-ed ID cards at the reader, and away we all go.

And when you've got hands full with lab equipment, or are wearing gloves, being able to just waggle your chest at the security reader is ace.

So YABU.

what's wrong with a pocket?

or even having a bag? it won't make your knob drop off

enjoying this thread for the rant value OP

my ID has a stretch retractable pully outy thing so i can open doors even when it's clipped on a pocket. it's a wonderful invention.

Well I used to work somewhere where you had to have your ID on display all the time, and I needed to use it constantly to move through from one area to another (worked in a Government office). So clipping my ID to something would have been way too faffy. So there.

Some people have to wear numerous badges on there's , it won't fit in a trouser pocket .

I have one and I love it You can't throttle me because it has a quick release thing on it I rarely have pockets to clip it to and round the neck is much easier. I don't wear it at home though - that would be weird!

bigger trousers?

nonsence Arctic. How many creditcard sized badges would be too many for a pocket or 2? you'd have to be carrying around about 45 badges.

I have no knob . Does that mean it's dropped off due to those years of ID dangley-ness?

I am meant to wear one for work. I keep it in my purse.

I have a card on a lanyard. I can wave it in front of something and it gives me coffee.

It also has my picture on it in case I forget who I am and my staff number in case the worst happens and they need to identify my body.

It has stickers on the back because the kids got creative.

Ours is high security too . It must be on display clearly around your neck . A different colour lanyard indicates different designations etc. Jackets and tops can hide pockets where they are clipped . It can also be lost and you are less likely to realise .

The skinny women where I worked would wear their lanyards around their waist as a belt [jealous].
I either had to dangle, or clip it to my waistband/hip pocket. Dangling led to people staring hypnotised at my ample norkage. The waistband/hip thing led to security staff crouching over to get a good look at my belly. Poor people.
I usually went for the dangly approach - mesmerising managers into agreeing with m.e

gosh. designated colours. how very big brother. what would happen if you wore the wrong colour?

We're not allowed to use those pulley, retractable thingies. Ours open doors, so, like kveta said you just wave your chest in front of other thingie and voila, it's even better when pg just walk in the general vicinity and belly does all the hard work .
Mine is whipped off the second I leave the building though, even if it's only for 5 mins, has fob thingie and keys on it so it jangles too which is tres annoying

Alarms would go off and you would be tackled to the floor by burly men in suits and sunglasses.

They are worn in a clumpy plastic protectors , along with various other tokens . Sticking them in a trousers pocket means they can fall out while out and about . Unauthorised people can then gain access .

i'm not sure Keema is Doing Her Work Properly if she thinks her body will need identifying as a result

not 'allowed' to??????? or what? would they sack you? challenge them! come on you lot! rebel. and insist you ditch the dangle!

i have a clippy/ extendy one.

it goes on my trousers/ skirt, or neckline in a dress.

I clip my ID card on the waistband of trousers or skirts, but when I wear a dress to work, out comes the lanyard (no cartoon characters on mine though).

I went round Paul McKenna's house once. Friend of the stars, me.

He showed me one of his most prized possessions - a huge bundle of security passes on to various celeb events. He was explaining the hierachy of different coloured lanyards.

I was glancing nervously for the exit.

I used to have the most excellent SpongeBobSquarePants one