03-13-2010, 06:10 AM

Had to post this ... I think its a crack up.
Would be like asking Holden Employees NOT to drive Fords around ...

MacDaillyNews

Im still laughing

03-13-2010, 06:20 AM

I have a close friend who works for Microsoft and he loves his iPhone. So the article does not surprise me at all.

03-13-2010, 08:30 AM

Reminds me of a job I just put in a bid for this past week.

The building rules were included in the bid package. I'm paraphrasing here, but it stated:

No Coke products are allowed in the building by any employee, worker, contractor, sub-contractor. Coke products are not allowed in any vehicle entering the property including delivery trucks, etc.

The job is located on a Pepsi campus.

03-13-2010, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by bobtomay

No Coke products are allowed in the building by any employee, worker, contractor, sub-contractor. Coke products are not allowed in any vehicle entering the property including delivery trucks, etc.

What do you think though bob, is it a bit over the top in this day and age ??

I mean with the article i supplied, if these people are office workers, the outside world wont see the Microsoft people using them, so thee isnt any real advertising there, saying "I as a MS employee like and use a iPhone, go and buy one." ???
It really baffles me, and yours not to have any even in the delivery truck, just seems to take the cake ...

03-13-2010, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by TattooedMac

is it a bit over the top in this day and age ??

If you've ever worked in the corporate world...especially for large consumer products companies...they are VERY loyal to their own brands...and VERY "anti" their competitor brands.

Examples:

- No Coke at Pepsi (no Pepsi at Coke)
- No Maxwell House Coffee if you work for P&G (former owner of Folgers)
- No Burger King at McDonald's
- No Pizza Hut at Domino's
- and the list goes on & on

I'm not sure how things are these days...but I would guess driving a GM vehicle at Ford would probably not be "encouraged"!

The whole philosophy is loyalty to your company & brands...even if the competition may be better.

Still pretty funny about folks at Microsoft hiding their iPhones! A cell phone is really not something you can leave at home so your co-workers don't see it.

- Nick

03-13-2010, 10:59 AM

When I was about 15 and working at McDonald's, I used to go to Burger King or Wendy's on my breaks in my uniform hahaha.

03-13-2010, 11:00 AM

So Apple is not such a bad sport after all with other things in their store besides this. Productivity - Apple Store (U.S.)

03-13-2010, 03:38 PM

I work for the German company Bosch - we make powertools amongst other things

Most times contractors turn up to do repair work carrying Makita Powertools, but they are not marched out of the site

03-13-2010, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by pigoo3

I'm not sure how things are these days...but I would guess driving a GM vehicle at Ford would probably not be "encouraged"!

I see where you're coming with the other ones but that one is a little harder to enforce or "encourage". A coke or a lunch are temporary in terms of the course of a regular day. Cars on the other hand last a lot longer. I'm sure there are many GM employees driving non-GM cars and I'm sure there's not much the company says.

Originally Posted by DarkArt

When I was about 15 and working at McDonald's, I used to go to Burger King or Wendy's on my breaks in my uniform hahaha.

Same here. Worked at Tim Hortons and got lunch at other places.

03-13-2010, 04:39 PM

Well yes I can understand this. You shouldn't be using your direct competitots products at youw work place. And about the GM thing. It only really matters in the Holden Vs Ford thing here in Australia. If you own another brand of car they don't care.

03-13-2010, 04:50 PM

I think they should focus on how their competitor are advancing in their industry and that should be the motivation to improve on their own products.

03-13-2010, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by vansmith

I see where you're coming with the other ones but that one is a little harder to enforce or "encourage". A coke or a lunch are temporary in terms of the course of a regular day. Cars on the other hand last a lot longer. I'm sure there are many GM employees driving non-GM cars and I'm sure there's not much the company says.

I definitely understand where you're coming from regarding the "temporary/permanence" aspect of an automobile...and of course the Ford company is not going to "officially" ban the ownership of non-Ford vehicles.

But it's the "reading between the lines" looks & innuendo's you might get from co-workers & managers is where the "peer-pressure" is applied!

- Nick

03-13-2010, 09:12 PM

Absolutely, I agree. It's a very different kind of pressure. Coke may explicitly ban Pepsi products but GM might "implicitly discourage" non-GM products, especially for upper and middle management (it might even be explicit for these guys and gals).

03-13-2010, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by vansmith

Coke may explicitly ban Pepsi products but GM might "implicitly discourage" non-GM products, especially for upper and middle management (it might even be explicit for these guys and gals).

EXACTLY!

And what you said about middle & upper level managers (as you may know or have experienced)...it can be very surprising what sort of "soft" measures go into the evaluation for promotion!

- Nick

03-13-2010, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by pigoo3

EXACTLY!

And what you said about middle & upper level managers (as you may know or have experienced)...it can be very surprising what sort of "soft" measures go into the evaluation for promotion!

- Nick

I'm in my 20s and still a student so, no, haven't experienced the upper management thing yet.

I can only imagine what goes as "unsaid" in a promotion.