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If you work in Prada's offices, it makes sense that the brand's clean aesthetic seen in the stores has to follow through at the cubicle level...right?
Page Six got an e-mail (a "Prada House Rules for the Office"), allegedly sent from Prada head Miuccia Prada, detailing office style and lunchtime eating behavior:
"Desk and work surfaces should be clean and uncluttered. Pictures, calendars, etc. should not be taped to cubicle/office walls. Pets may not be brought to the corporate office or the store. For corporate employees, all coats should be hung in the appropriate coatroom and not kept in offices or hung over cubicle walls. Window shades should be even (either completely up or completely down) throughout one side of the floor. Items may not be placed on the window sills ... In addition, it is important to take a break from your workday and enjoy your lunch. Therefore, absent extenuating circumstances, lunch may not be eaten at your desk."In other words, it's either "we've got a potential infestation problem" or "we're tired of smelling the hot food."
Mediabistro had a funny message thread about cubicle etiquette--someone eating lunch and watching a DVD got ripped by a boss. And here's a list of suggested office etiquette, but who actually does use "library voices" in cube or open office environments?
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my friend worked for prada and said she wasn't so bad but the husband was a d---
control freaks!
sounds good to me esp. the get-a-life-go-to-lunch bit
"but who actually does use "library voices" in cube or open office environments?"
My firm does. It's amazing how you can learn to speak without even the person next to you being able to understand. Mostly for shit-talking and gossip. And paranoia.
spnder--color me impressed. I only hear "outside voices"!
chuzzlewit--I agree, I think leaving the office, even for 10 minutes to walk around the block, is important for mental health.
Another misspelling!!!
Tcotchkes
for
Tchotchkes
Prada treating the employees as slaves.
I used to be a staunch supporter of leaving the desk for lunch, but in midtown, a walk around the block causes me to bark at tourists.
I admire any organization that truly allows, and even encourages, it's employees to get away for lunch. I wonder what the time limit is?
lstump--thanks for pointing that out and confirming I should have used "doodads" or "knick knacks" instead.
Prada is tacky anyway. Their brand value has deteriorated below Girbaud and the only people who like their clothes are Moscovite billionaires.
Ok, I just made all that up. But I'm feeling crappy this morning so it stays.
I would have gone with gimcracks or gewgaws, but that's only because I'm 104 years old.
I like the term "flair" personally.
Good god talk about anal control freaks. Did Leona Helmsley rise from the dead and go to work there as an office manager?
Yes we must be like a as$hole yelling at you and telling you how we wish you to behave in our house.
We are yo' Mom & Dad.
You are expendable.
and no wire hangers!!
It's not really a mispelling Jen because it's a phonetic translation from a language that doesn't use the same English alphabet. Who's to say what the "correct" spelling really is?
As always, I support you Jen.
Jen Chung: I am just glad you saw fit to change it. I appreciate that you did.