There is a special event that happens in the lifetime of a growing company. That event is the first time a person walks into an office, picks up a computer, and leaves without anyone particularly wondering why someone they have never seen before has just walked off with a computer.<p>At least one place I worked, that was when they decided to get everyone official company name tags.
Which companies do have name badges? Is that actually common? It seems incredible to me that any would require employees to wear name badges unless they were customer-facing. (Eg. retail)
Can you name some large companies that DO make you wear name badges?<p>Why not just put it in your pocket and introduce yourself with your name when you meet people? Unless your manager is anal about it, it seems like it would go unnoticed.
Work for a university in bioinformatics, depending on the building you're in you don't need name-badges. I don't wear a name badge either.<p>Only if you're in some lab environment do you need badges to open security doors.