Whats your departments dumbest/strangest policy?

[u/TigerBack56]

So i come from a military background and I know how stupid some policies can be. Our department has a few i can think of but I wanted to here from the community, what is your departments dumbest/strangest legitimate policy?

[u/Melodic_Abalone_2820]

I live in an area where it's 110 degrees in the summer and 70s and 80s in the winter with humidity. Long sleeves must be worn at all times regardless of the weather if you have any tattoos that can be seen and if you're on the news and a tattoos shows it's an automatic write up.

One dept nearby thier dept policy is no matter what you're doing or where you're at. If you get for OT and you answer your phone you have to go in or if not its a suspension.

[u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 → u/Melodic_Abalone_2820]

….

So they give them all company phones and pay them an on call rate?

Because….that is why the law requires..

[u/Melodic_Abalone_2820 → u/Mediocre_Daikon6935]

Nope, they call their regular phones. So needless to say when someone is off and they're getting called from the dept, they don't answer their phones

[u/BenThereNDunnThat → u/Mediocre_Daikon6935]

They don't have to give them company phones.

But they can, if they itemize, deduct the portion of the phone bill that can be ascribed to their position as a job related expense. I used to do 40 percent, and would probably do 65 percent today since we now use I Am Responding for calls, callback, overtime, department messaging etc., but the increased standard deduction is better for me than itemizing.

[u/fish1552 → u/Mediocre_Daikon6935]

No. But if you are not writing half your phone off on taxes since you are required by your employer to have one and use it, you are losing $$$$. (Check with your tax preparer) I'll keep letting them use my personal cell even though I have a phone they pay for.