AIBU?
To think work are being ridiculous
Dolphin8765 · 19/03/2023 09:52
For work the main lanyard we are issued is a purple wire thin lanyard (photo attached). Myself and some other colleagues don’t like thin lanyards like that. The only other lanyard we are issued is wider like a normal lanyard, it’s a pride lanyard with the company logo on. We’ve asked work if we can buy and use our own lanyard and we were told. Aibu to think work are being a bit strict and ridiculous? What difference does it make if we use our own lanyard?
Am I being unreasonable?
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Skeuomorph · 19/03/2023 10:42
Where I work, we have a massive focus on security (for good reason, unfortunately), and there is zero tolerance for anyone not wearing the correct lanyard (we have several, based on different categories of worker).
You have a choice of two. If you don’t like the thin purple one, use the wide rainbow one.
Problem solved.
melj1213 · 19/03/2023 10:45
MelchiorsMistress · 19/03/2023 10:36
I’m the same as you OP, I wouldn’t choose to wear a pride lanyard but would prefer to wear a thicker one than the one in the picture just for comfort.
The company can’t say it’s all about uniform and easily identifying who is who if you have free choice between two completely different lanyards. I’d buy your own plain purple one and wait to see if they complain.
Uniform is set items only worn by staff, not that every staff member wears exactly the same thing.
Someone you don't know appears in your office - if they're wearing the purple or pride lanyard you know they are a staff member (even if the pride lanyard wearer works elsewhere in the company, you know they're an employee); if they're wearing a different colour lanyard or they're not wearing one you know they are not a staff member on that department.
Additionally we don't know if the OPs company has different lanyards for visitors/different departments etc and that pride is universal for everyone except visitors (eg if her office all wear purple/pride, any visitors wear yellow and management wear red/pride) just that her only options are purple or pride.
MelchiorsMistress · 19/03/2023 10:49
DojaPhat · 19/03/2023 10:39
You'll definitely have a job on your hands explaining to work why you don't like the choices on offer.
Why? I can’t see what’s so hard to understand unless they’re being deliberately obtuse like many others on this thread.
OP wants to be able to wear a comfortable lanyard at work without having her personal opinions on things advertised on it. It’s not much to ask.
Abyss23 · 19/03/2023 10:49
Someone you don't know appears in your office - if they're wearing the purple or pride lanyard you know they are a staff member (even if the pride lanyard wearer works elsewhere in the company, you know they're an employee)
Well that's not strictly true is it? Not difficult for someone to buy a purple or rainbow lanyard and pretend to be an employee. I'd hope security measures are a bit more sophisticated than the colour of someone's lanyard.
starfishmummy · 19/03/2023 10:50
TheFlis12345 · 19/03/2023 10:05
I never knew people actually had views on lanyards and the types they don’t like!
Actually yes. We were initially given one with a metal chain (the sort that looks like lots of little balls - it did have an allegedly weak point where it would break) and I'm allergic to nickel so came out in a rash!!
And as for the visitor ones at DCs school - I was handed the one the person in front of me at reception had just taken off as they left - it was summer and it was still warm and sweaty damp....euwww. (I asked for a pass on a clip like they used to have but they no longer had those.)
raspberrywine · 19/03/2023 10:52
Abyss23 · 19/03/2023 10:49
Someone you don't know appears in your office - if they're wearing the purple or pride lanyard you know they are a staff member (even if the pride lanyard wearer works elsewhere in the company, you know they're an employee)
Well that's not strictly true is it? Not difficult for someone to buy a purple or rainbow lanyard and pretend to be an employee. I'd hope security measures are a bit more sophisticated than the colour of someone's lanyard.
You beat to it. I was going to say the same thing. Safeguarding and security is more than about the right colour lanyards (unless you work in secure premises like schools where visitors & students etc have assigned colours).
ehb102 · 19/03/2023 10:54
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RudsyFarmer · 19/03/2023 10:55
You find the thin lanyard uncomfortable and the wider one has LGTB+ affiliation which you don’t feel comfortable with.
Solutions might be to buy a wider purple lanyard and sew the thinner one on top. Even if you just did it in on the but that sits across your neck at the back - that might solve it.
Wear collars so the lanyard has cloth underneath it at the back.
Wash it with copious fabric conditioner to try and soften it.
Suck it up but seethe quietly.
Change your sexual identity.
Leave.
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