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These aren't totally funny, but are rather neat or interesting to consider none the less. I've always gotten something of a kick out of seeing what policies companies have. Having worked as a temp for most of my working life, I've seen some doozies. If you have any, and your suspicisions or the actual reasons it was done, share them.
1.) One company I worked for had you working 8 hours straight. No breaks, no lunch, no pause. 8 hours. From the moment you clocked in, till you clocked out. You know, you'd have thought that would have been a hard job to do; but it wasn't really that bad. You got used to it. Now, how did they do it? Apparently there's an obscure law in my state that says if a company pays your "lunch" periods; that legally they don't have to give you a scheduled break. We still took them, I myself as a weaver, often snuck out three or four times a night to get some fresh air and chat up some buddies before going back inside. So long as my looms were running good; I was happy.
2.) Another company, actually locked the doors once you were inside. Now that didn't mean you couldn't get out; no it rather meant that you couldn't get in. If a person was more than ten minutes late for work, then they were presented with a pair of doors that were locked. Talking with my supervisor after my temp period had ended there, I was told that this was actually for the visitor's safety. Which, given the sound that looms make; it rather makes sense.
3.) Yet another mill had the policy that all weavers could not wear the following clothing to work: Baggy Oversized shirts, baggy jeans, belts of any form, high socks, gloves, long sleeved shirts, jeans in general, khakies, dresses, or skirts. Now this pretty much meant we all wore short pants and a T shirt...even in the dead of winter. Why? Well, again it's safety. There's many things to get loose clothing caught in and pulled into; besides we were paid well enough for the trouble.
4.) No SSI or taxes out of your check. Strange as it seems, one place I worked for actually did this. It always unnerved me to pick up my checks; wondering why there wasn't any deductions. Later, I found out from the department of labor (this law may not be nation wide, but I think it is) that non profit orginizations; do not have to pay taxes on the money they pay their employees. In fact, in many cases they can and do choose to pay in cash.
And by far, the one that sticks in my mind most.
5.) No married couples allowed. This actually came from Lowe's. The company policy, dating back as far as anyone can remember, held that married couples could not; under any circumstances, work at the same store. It didn't matter if they were both CSA (customer service associates) in different departments or not. They could not work at the same store. In fact, the company would oftne pick one and fire them. I kid you not. Nine times out of ten, BOTH would be fired. I don't know the exact reasoning behind it, but it had something to do with loss prevention.
1.) One company I worked for had you working 8 hours straight. No breaks, no lunch, no pause. 8 hours. From the moment you clocked in, till you clocked out. You know, you'd have thought that would have been a hard job to do; but it wasn't really that bad. You got used to it. Now, how did they do it? Apparently there's an obscure law in my state that says if a company pays your "lunch" periods; that legally they don't have to give you a scheduled break. We still took them, I myself as a weaver, often snuck out three or four times a night to get some fresh air and chat up some buddies before going back inside. So long as my looms were running good; I was happy.
2.) Another company, actually locked the doors once you were inside. Now that didn't mean you couldn't get out; no it rather meant that you couldn't get in. If a person was more than ten minutes late for work, then they were presented with a pair of doors that were locked. Talking with my supervisor after my temp period had ended there, I was told that this was actually for the visitor's safety. Which, given the sound that looms make; it rather makes sense.
3.) Yet another mill had the policy that all weavers could not wear the following clothing to work: Baggy Oversized shirts, baggy jeans, belts of any form, high socks, gloves, long sleeved shirts, jeans in general, khakies, dresses, or skirts. Now this pretty much meant we all wore short pants and a T shirt...even in the dead of winter. Why? Well, again it's safety. There's many things to get loose clothing caught in and pulled into; besides we were paid well enough for the trouble.
4.) No SSI or taxes out of your check. Strange as it seems, one place I worked for actually did this. It always unnerved me to pick up my checks; wondering why there wasn't any deductions. Later, I found out from the department of labor (this law may not be nation wide, but I think it is) that non profit orginizations; do not have to pay taxes on the money they pay their employees. In fact, in many cases they can and do choose to pay in cash.
And by far, the one that sticks in my mind most.
5.) No married couples allowed. This actually came from Lowe's. The company policy, dating back as far as anyone can remember, held that married couples could not; under any circumstances, work at the same store. It didn't matter if they were both CSA (customer service associates) in different departments or not. They could not work at the same store. In fact, the company would oftne pick one and fire them. I kid you not. Nine times out of ten, BOTH would be fired. I don't know the exact reasoning behind it, but it had something to do with loss prevention.
, which meant we had to do it ourselves. Not only did my taxes skyrocket, but it hit pretty hard. Sure, I got to write that off the next year, but still. 
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