IBM and pantyhose (was: Pocket protectors)

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Sun Jul 29 21:00:41 2001

R. D. Davis skrev:

>On 29 Jul 2001, Iggy Drougge wrote:
>> Then again, IBM employees are supposed to wear pantyhose as well.
>> It's true!

>Hmmm, I wonder... does IBM have have any rules stating where employees
>are supposed to wear them, or do the rules just state that one is to
>wear them? There are multiple possibilities... over one's arms, head,
>around one's shoulders, in one's sportscoat pocket in place of a
>handkerchief, etc. Working at IBM must be rather interesting... the
>more rules, the more poorly defined rules there usually are which one
>can twist around to make the workplace environment more interesting.

I got it from that lousy documentary series from a few years back about the
rise of the personal computer. The kind which only focuses on IBm, Bill Gates
and Apple.
Anyway, there was a spot with an old IBM employee telling an anecdote about
when he was green at the company, wandering down a corridor, impeccably
dressed, when he encounters an older employee who proceeds to lift his
trousers' leg, scolding him for not wearing pantyhose.
I could get the terminology wrong, though. Perhaps is pantyhose just for
women? The kind I'm referring to is the kind of ribbons used to keep men's
socks high.

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