I'm in the "They issued me one, told me to wear it, and I keep it in my wallet" category.

How about mine is required under the Code of Federal Regulations?

I think I had one at my last job but no one wore them
I had a job before that where I had to wear one
I don't think it's a big deal

"Hi, my name is John. How can I sue you?"

jkmahan wrote:I'm in the "They issued me one, told me to wear it, and I keep it in my wallet" category.

That's me as well. I use it to get in the door, then put it away.

Badge. Not a "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to get out of the car" type of badge, just a swiper so's I can get into the building. Also has my name and photo so people know I belong there.

PocketBrain wrote:Badge. Not a "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to get out of the car" type of badge, just a swiper so's I can get into the building. Also has my name and photo so people know I belong there.

^^more or less this, just for key carded security access. But most ppl just use to get into the building....I have to go into other special areas.

it's sewn into my uniform. U.S. Navy, here.

I have a nameplate on my desk, not anything I carry or wear on my person.

lozerette wrote:That's me as well. I use it to get in the door, then put it away.

Me three. There should be a poll option for "No, I don't wear one, even though I'm supposed to."

I used to have an electronic one that I kept in my wallet. When I needed to get into a door, I stuck my butt at the sensor. Always good for a laugh.

Where is the: I'm supposed to, but never do" option?

We all have to wear badges. They allow us in restricted areas and they have barcodes for the time machine (the pay kind, not the cool-go-to-the-future kind). Mine is from 2005 when I was pregnant and had bright red cheeks from the cold. I lost it recently and when they replaced it, they had somehow enlarged my head to take up the entire picture "window" on the card. It's AWESOME! I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't have to wear something like that where it can be clearly seen all day long. I bet NOBODY laughs at you nearly as much as they laugh at me.

Samstag wrote:Me three. There should be a poll option for "No, I don't wear one, even though I'm supposed to."

Yup, mine sits in my desk.. we're supposed to 'declare' who we work for, but I'm sort of ashamed bc our co kinda has a bad rep around here, so I do not declare! My super doesn't even wear hers. Plus my pic is baaaad. I think I had a seizure when the flash went off

Well it's no so much a "nametag" as it is a "badge"....

Its funny, I didn't even think about it until I read the comments: I have a PIV card on a lanyard around my neck, but don't think of it as a nametag. You can't actually read the name on it, so... but I guess I should change my entry from "nope" to "badged."

i actually do have a job like that, but we dont wear tags. I dunno why.

i had a name tag once, during my first marriage i took a second pt job at the mutha f'in pier1 moving wicker furniture around the red tile floor... i still dont know why that relationship fell apart?

damzal wrote:time machine

You must be from Wisconsin as well. Oh the funny looks we get when we say that out of state.

I'm glad that we don't need to wear one. They drive me nuts.

Badge - for access and to show I belong. I too have the original pic from when I started at the company, which happens to be half decent thank goodness. Other ppl w/40+ yrs are hilarious. At my previous job my original pic was one of the best pics of me EVER (I'm NOT photogenic) so when they redid badges and pics, I requested to keep my original pic and they obliged.

Security access card here, that just happens to have my name and pic on it in case I forget who I am or what I look like. We have access points all over the building and a swipe is needed to get back into the suite after going to the break room or restroom on my floor.