Knives at your workplace.

I am never without a blade, so I'm very happy that my office environment is accepting of a pocket knife. I don't whip it out unnecessarily but when opening packages of paper reams, prepping lunch snacks, etc, my EDC is socially accepted. That being said I am conscious of what I carry. Blades like the Endura and Shockwave get more carry than my XL voyager or G4.
 
I'm the pro-knife advocate in an office setting; I've been able to convert a few people by buying decent knives for the kitchen here...

By showing them how useful decent knives are it helped reduce some of the apprehension here around these scary tools. :thumbup:

I carry pretty much whatever I want with the exception being swords/battle axes etc. My usual carry consists of a medium-large folder and small (sub 5" blade) fixed blade. :thumbup:
 
University ... No more than three inch folding knife. No fixed blade or any sort of variation. Lucky to have that these days!
(No reference to number of knives ... ;) )
 
I work at PepBoys, and was recently informed by my GM that we're no longer permitted to have pocketknives on our person, only box cutters (folding cutters are OK). I find such a policy to be borderline idiotic, frankly. A box cutter can do just as much damage as a pocketknife, and I often refer to them as the "choice of terrorists world-wide." The fact that we sell knives in the store (albeit cheap ones) is simply adding insult to injury. :-/

The fact that our pay isn't nearly enough (at least for part-timers such as myself) is the primary reason I may be looking for work elsewhere very soon, but the knife policy is giving me an extra nudge. When I was hired, I was informed of no such policy, so it may be a new thing. Either way, I find it a slap in the face.
 
My job is me in my car,so I carry pretty much whatever I want.It's usually a sub 4" blade though most of the time & that's just for comfort.
 
I follow my employer's policies to the letter. It is a "weapon free zone." So I don't carry anything that could be considered a weapon. Some of our facilities have metal detectors and security checkpoints. I make sure I don't carry anything when I go to those facilities that would cause any concern.
 
Basher313 said:
I work at PepBoys, and was recently informed by my GM that we're no longer permitted to have pocketknives on our person, only box cutters (folding cutters are OK). I find such a policy to be borderline idiotic, frankly. A box cutter can do just as much damage as a pocketknife, and I often refer to them as the "choice of terrorists world-wide." The fact that we sell knives in the store (albeit cheap ones) is simply adding insult to injury. :-/

The fact that our pay isn't nearly enough (at least for part-timers such as myself) is the primary reason I may be looking for work elsewhere very soon, but the knife policy is giving me an extra nudge. When I was hired, I was informed of no such policy, so it may be a new thing. Either way, I find it a slap in the face.
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I used to work for a local chain of agricultural stores, which had no stated policy. After a co-worker injured himself through the careless use of a knife (a SanRenMu 710 I had gifted to him) - and the company had to pay for his medical bills because he was on the clock - they started talking about banning knives at work.

So, I knocked on the owner's door, stepped in, showed her a rusty utility razor blade and a clean folding knife blade, and asked her which was going to cause a larger medical bill if used carelessly. The rusty blade would cause an infection and create an irregular and jagged wound, possibly breaking off fragments into the tissues in the process. The clean knife (the very same knife involved in the aforementioned incident) would/did cause a clean slice that is/was much easier to clean, stitch, and heal.

Without a word, the policy went away.

I'm not saying that'll work at a larger chain or a more corporate setting, but I just wanted to publicly pat myself on the back for being the Knife Ambassador at my old job.
 
I'm in and out of people's homes, in schools, nursing homes etc. And in the office in the mornings and afternoons. I ALWAYS have a one handed folder and most of the time a bk16 in my hip. I don't carry the Becker into schools but am always pulling the folder out in all of these places. I've yet to have anybody mention the folder At the office I am known as the knife nut so I kind of get away with whatever. There is a no weapons policy, but, I don't carry weapons....just knives. ;)
 
we are issued knives at work, it's one of our main tools. Me being a Knut, I carry pretty much what I want. My chief's only restriction is that the sheaths be black so they won't color clash with the uniform.
 
I carry a knife every day. No one cares where I work, in fact most people ask to use my knife on a regular basis.
 
Comeuppance said:
I used to work for a local chain of agricultural stores, which had no stated policy. After a co-worker injured himself through the careless use of a knife (a SanRenMu 710 I had gifted to him) - and the company had to pay for his medical bills because he was on the clock - they started talking about banning knives at work.

So, I knocked on the owner's door, stepped in, showed her a rusty utility razor blade and a clean folding knife blade, and asked her which was going to cause a larger medical bill if used carelessly. The rusty blade would cause an infection and create an irregular and jagged wound, possibly breaking off fragments into the tissues in the process. The clean knife (the very same knife involved in the aforementioned incident) would/did cause a clean slice that is/was much easier to clean, stitch, and heal.

Without a word, the policy went away.

I'm not saying that'll work at a larger chain or a more corporate setting, but I just wanted to publicly pat myself on the back for being the Knife Ambassador at my old job.
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That's frikkin awesome! ^
 
I get eyes when someone asks for a knife (because I'm known as having stuff when you needed) and I pull out my zt560 or my zt452cf. Or if I'm taking it to the kitchen sink to clean it after using it on food. If they're surprised, I say, "you never know when you're going to come across a steak that needs slicing."
 
jc57 said:
I follow my employer's policies to the letter. It is a "weapon free zone." So I don't carry anything that could be considered a weapon. Some of our facilities have metal detectors and security checkpoints. I make sure I don't carry anything when I go to those facilities that would cause any concern.
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I hear this a lot, and I think that's a cop out. A weapon is something designed solely to hurt other people: guns, explosives, pepper spray. Accordingly, you need special permits and/or permissions to utilize these items in most cases. It's been shown time and time again that a knife's primary function is as a tool, to cut things for utilitarian purposes...although that admittedly comes with the possibility of being used for self-defense or assault. But in Florida, it's legal to open or concealed carry "ordinary pocketknives," which is defined as sub-4" blade, without any registration or permits. I take that as a tacit confirmation by the state that these are NOT weapons, but multifunctional devices that are used virtually exclusively for non-harmful reasons.

As such, since my company's policy bans WEAPONS, I happily carry two knives with me at all times. They're discreetly carried, and I only use the small one (Boker Nano/Subcom, Spyderco Cricket) when around customers, but my boss knows I'm always prepared and my knives have been useful and required on countless occasions. I believe that as knife lovers, we should be doing more to promote the usefulness of knives in everyday settings, so we can remove much of the unfair stigma that they have accrued in modern society. Remember, there was a time when a man wasn't fully dressed without a knife in his pocket!
 
My work place is very lax on knives. (Firearms as well)

Been using this one for about a month.

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If I don't have that Emerson I'll have a Military or PM2.
 
I teach at a private boarding school but do not live on-campus. Guns are not permitted on campus at any time, even in the homes of residential faculty. There is no policy on the possession of knives, and I have always carried a pocket knife (my new EDC will soon be a custom Buck 501 Squire; in the past I have carried SAK, smaller leatherman tools, and a couple of sub-3" folders). From time to time I also bring other knives to school for use in my role as our theater's technical director; I would not be able to do my job without my knife.

Student possession of knives is, strictly speaking, forbidden; in practice, however, students may be allowed to bring a knife to school for specific purposes (we've had students who practiced wood carving or model-building as a hobby, for instance). Students may not keep such a knife on their person or in their room; when not in use, it must be entrusted to the student's dorm parent. In the theater, members of the technical crew have access to utility knives and I have allowed certain students with knife experience to use certain of my knives in the theater only.
 
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I work in a small office, and almost never have a need for a knife, other than opening the occasional box. That being said, my boss really doesn't care. I think he'd be a little off-put if I carried a fixed blade, and I can't say I blame him too much considering the nature of our work (heavily computer oriented).

My folding knives have come in handy on occasion, and he's never batted an eye at anything I've carried (SAK up to a large Sebenza, included assisted and autos in between).
 
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