Knives at your workplace.

This is going to sound silly but I have a desk job and have at *least* 6 knives at work. It helps that my boss is an old knife knut...
 
I'm getting mixed signals at work. The employee handbook says knives with less than 3.25 inches of edge, but in the last year or so, they put stickers at all the building entrances with a circle with line struck through (like ghostbusters) drawn around silhouettes of a pistol and combat knife.

I've been meaning to ask what their intention is, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
 
powernoodle said:
Thanks. I see that it is quite reasonably priced too.
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Yep, good ol' SP8. 10" blade, rubbery-feeling kraton handle, 1095 carbon steel. It's pretty heavy, but the weight lends itself to good chopping action. The saw isn't very useful, but it's good for making notches. Some people take a dremel tool to it and add some bite to the saw teeth, seems to be more effective then. It's basically a big sharpened crowbar, but a very fun one.
 
No specific policy at work, and my coworkers are pretty laid back, so I just make sure that I'm well within the city laws. With that said, while I carry a modern folder, I usually use traditional pocketknives for every day tasks - just as my own preference.
 
Previous place I worked we did a lot of field work out west, I believe there was a policy on 3" or smaller blades, but no one I worked around would care, and many carried something over 3" but a large tactical would attract unwanted attention. I now work for a S&P 500 company out east in a pure office setting, mostly ME/EE engineers, software people etc., all knives, weapons, etc. are expressly prohibited in the building and on the premises. A gun in your car in the parking lot, permit or not will get you terminated on the spot, should it be found. My understanding is even if you want a box cutter you're going to have to have someone sign off on you having a need for it. I've never seen anyone carrying a knife, or used anything but a plastic butter knife. I don't think most of my coworkers would care, but I doubt the company would have any tolerance for it.

However, coming from the north central and southwest I've noticed that in general the states I've been to on the east coast appear much more afraid and uptight about such things than the west coast, even in "gun friendly" states. There's more rules, more fear, more taxes, and more oppression in general of people's liberties out east. Even though you have lots of hunters and gun owners around, most are timid and shy about it. It's a very different mindset, as such I don't think I'll be out here long before heading back west when an opportunity presents itself. Plus I've never seen people so scared to drive in the rain/snow before in my life, especially considering we get both here frequently. It would be comical if it wasn't so annoying.
 
Sorry I dont have pics.
My work is definitely a no go on guns but no real restrictions about knives.
I think common sense should dictate what to carry IMO.
That being said typically carry a small and large folder.
Small folder doing the brunt of the knife work lg folder every once in a while.
Realistically my trauma sheers do 95% of the jobs but I have to carry a folder(addiction thing).
Cheers
 
I'm a technical services manager for a privately owned coatings and expansion joint company. I tend to carry some combination of big and small, lately a Kershaw LFK in my jeans watch pocket and a ZT0600 clipped in my RFP. I travel a lot for work, so I am mindful of local laws, but in the office I carry whatever I want. Everyone knows me as the "knife guy". At least 4 or 5 times a month, I am spending my lunch break sharpening something on the Wicked Edge.
 
I train horses and teach riding and horsemanship. I am on the verge of requiring my students to carry a knife whenever working horses, riding in a the arena or on the trail, taking a lesson, or just being on the property. Of course, this is unenforceable, but it would set the tone. Too many uses for a knife, or at the least, a bladed multitool like a Leatherman not to have one.

Zieg
 
I'm an aviation technician in the Navy, which being military you would think multi-tools or knives would be everywhere. Well being aviation they're highly frowned upon because the fear of it being sucked up by a jet intake and ruining a multi-million dollar engine.

Our shop has a no weapons policy but being on base firearms are out of the question anyway (other than Military police). I've always carried at work usually a sub 4" blade with my Esee Izula or Tops Mini Scandi and my leatherman charge in my bag. Usually rotate but have been carrying my ZT 0566 lately.

Being an electrician one would think that a blade is needed to cut wire but the way they view a knife is only as a weapon because we do have wire strippers, tri cutters, etc. for the job but when it's more of a hassle to carry the entire toolbox they're in than concealing a folder, I choose my way any day of the week. Plus I know mine are sharp which won't damage the wire, unlike the tools we use that are XX years old and dull.

My boss used to frown upon me carrying but he knew I could care less gave up and was just making sure I knew who to have it out in front of. Several times he has relied on my knife to cut wires, tape, any various things. I just think it's funny that he tells me not to have it but will turn around and ask to use it.

Looking forward to retiring and getting a job that will require a knife for everyday tasks so I don't have to sneak in the shadows any longer :highly_amused:
 
I work in an environment where if I'm in the office, which I rarely am, it's a very large corporate environment and dressier, but there are no knife rules, maybe because we're in the South, I don't know. I have seen clipped knives there before, but not common. When I took the job is when I went away from clipped carry and went to strictly down in pocket carry as clips just don't really look that professional to me. I'm usually either at a plant site or at our specialized facility for design, both laid back "jeans" environments and often see clipped knives on site. I still go down in pocket because it's just what I prefer now overall, but no one ever gets a second look for having a knife to sum it up. They're seen as tools here, as they should be.
 
I am retired now but spent my work life as a linesman and working outdoors climbing utility poles for a living there were no restrictions. I saw everything from sheathed machetes to box openers used daily. I always carried both a fixed blade and folder usually a Buck 110 in a sheath and a Ka-Bar USMC fighting knife. The sheath made the 110 much easier to access 30 foot off the ground gaffed into a pole.
 
I am working in an Industrial enviroment, workshop. EDC is a Spyderco Endura. Additional i am carrying a Benchmade Nimravus or a SOG Seal pup as a second EDC. Under my coverall and none of my co workers (most of them are also carrying some sort of EDC knife, Pocket or utility) are having problems with it. Although the management are having a "No Knive Policy' because on other bases where some accidents (after the Friday afternoon happy hour).
 
orezona said:
This is going to sound silly but I have a desk job and have at *least* 6 knives at work. It helps that my boss is an old knife knut...
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That you Dwight? :D

ToddM said:
However, coming from the north central and southwest I've noticed that in general the states I've been to on the east coast appear much more afraid and uptight about such things than the west coast, even in "gun friendly" states. There's more rules, more fear, more taxes, and more oppression in general of people's liberties out east. Even though you have lots of hunters and gun owners around, most are timid and shy about it. It's a very different mindset, as such I don't think I'll be out here long before heading back west when an opportunity presents itself. Plus I've never seen people so scared to drive in the rain/snow before in my life, especially considering we get both here frequently. It would be comical if it wasn't so annoying.
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What west coast states are you talking about? I'm in Southern California and while most people don't freak out over a folder, they will still give you an odd look.
Also, people here suck at driving in the rain.. anytime there's a sprinkle (which is 99.9% of our rain, it doesn't actually rain :() there's someone that decides on that day they will rear end someone and cause traffic.
 
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