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Elie Night · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

That there are horses for courses.

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

The bell-boy image would be incomplete without one ...

globalnomad2 · Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 562

We don't need no stinking badges!

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

It is quite common for large companies to insist on identification cards being used. The RC at Jubail was quite strict over this for some time after somebody got into the maternity ward at Fanateer hospital and tried to rape one of the patients.

helmsman · Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 58 Location: GCC

It is not such a bad idea. I had to wear one long ago in the Fast East and I got used to it. At least everyone could tell my name by looking at the badge.

In the Emirates it might be useful as a way to differentiate the National employees from the young scholars. It can be quite embarassing to reprimand someone for doing something like entering your classroom unannounced and then finding out she is in fact one of your co-workers. Theefore I would gladly wear one if the National staff had to as well. (Obviously it is not wise to scold any colleague though sometimes students need it.)

caliph · Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 218 Location: Iceland

Haven't heard about that one yet.

Elie Night · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

Because the writing is so small.

Iamherebecause · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:04 am Post subject:

Doesn't sound so much like a dress code as a uniform! If folk were a little more observant as to what country they were in they wouldn't need a dress code - learn a tiny bit about the local culture and you know that short skirts or jeans are not appropriate for work.

Badges? I wore a badge ages ago in China but it just identified me as teaching staff in a particular institution. Very handy for pointing out that I wasn't a tourist. I have a badge now which I tend to carry in my bag, but it's useful for getting discounts in hotels!