A company I used to work for that made some equipment primarily used in laboratory settings wanted some photos for marketing materials. Me, being the only lady engineer there, was asked to be in them. Hair, makeup, lab coat even though I was on the machine shop floor for my day-to-day job, the works. They couldn't find a male engineer they considered photogenic enough so they asked the cafeteria manager, aka the janitor with additional duties to keep the coffee pots brewing and napkins on order. They even gave him fake glasses to make him look more studious. He did make for a way sexier scientist than I did. Straight up grey fox science man. He watched enough House MD to spout good fake medical lingo, making me laugh too hard thru the entire shoot.
this, do not take personal protection equipament unseriously, it is very important and may case legal trouble for you or your place of employment if you do not use it, refusing to use mandated safety equipament can and will cause termination of employment and is considered a valid justification for it
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Vanth@reddthat.com · 29 pts · 118d
A company I used to work for that made some equipment primarily used in laboratory settings wanted some photos for marketing materials. Me, being the only lady engineer there, was asked to be in them. Hair, makeup, lab coat even though I was on the machine shop floor for my day-to-day job, the works. They couldn't find a male engineer they considered photogenic enough so they asked the cafeteria manager, aka the janitor with additional duties to keep the coffee pots brewing and napkins on order. They even gave him fake glasses to make him look more studious. He did make for a way sexier scientist than I did. Straight up grey fox science man. He watched enough House MD to spout good fake medical lingo, making me laugh too hard thru the entire shoot.
MycelialMass@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 118d
Two reasons to wear a lab coat in our lab
higher ups or funders are coming and we need to look sciency
the AC is high and its too cold (we dont control the thermostat)
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 17 pts · 118d
NannerBanner@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 117d
I always did like the feel of the various chemicals sliding over my gloves. Made me feel quite great about wearing them.
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 116d
this, do not take personal protection equipament unseriously, it is very important and may case legal trouble for you or your place of employment if you do not use it, refusing to use mandated safety equipament can and will cause termination of employment and is considered a valid justification for it
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 118d
And then you end up wearing as little as possible underneath and looking way to sexy in the hallways.
gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org · 16 pts · 118d
which, ironically, makes it more hot
username_1@programming.dev · 15 pts · 118d
icelimit@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 118d
Just don't wear anything under. Forehead tap
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 118d
Why are they so hot? Are they polyester? Liquid-repellant?
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 14 pts · 118d
depends on the lab, sometimes that could be a really bad idea but that won't stop the ordering department
ideally, lab coats exist to be taken off
It has to be tight woven fabric to do its job, keeping acid and flesh eating bacteria from getting on your skin or regular clothes
TerrabyteMarx@quokk.au · 8 pts · 118d
The trick is to wear nothing underneath
Sebastian@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 117d
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