My work wants a picture of me to publish - no way !

[ExPat2B]

I have worked at this company for a long time, I have a new boss, who won't be around for long and I don't particularly like.

He is insisting that I supply a picture of myself to be published on the external/internal website.

I have no intention of complying with this request in a serious fashion. What/who shall I send a picture of instead of my face ?

[Antony Moxey]

ExPat2B said:

I have no intention of complying with this request in a serious fashion.

Why not?

[sc0tt]

Send a silhouette

[DanL]

Just don’t send a picture. Why fk around with your boss? Life is too short.

[Piha]

Are you 'smoking hot'?

[coldel]

No one is irreplaceable. Why stir up problems for yourself over such a trivial thing?

[D1bram]

It's a fairly standard thing these days, and I think you'd have a hard time explaining how this wasn't a reasonable request should they decide to push it.

[anonymous-user]

refusal has strong arguments that will protect your position at work, sending something stupid is the road to disciplinary measures.

Unless you want to go down that path I wouldnt bother

[bristolracer]

Just tell him GDPR

Whether it's right or not won't matter, but it seems to stop everything in its tracks these days.

[80quattro]

Picture of yourself, but from a long distance - even waving at the camera ? Complies with his request whilst serving a reasonable degree of self satisfaction.

[Henners]

Sounds like one of you won’t be in role much longer.

[KP328]

Wear a burka. If anyone mentions it, call them racist.

I think its the most sensible option.

[jet_noise]

Or a picture of somebody/something else.

A colleague did this.
Was quite a while before it was spotted.

Breaks the ice at parties

[anonymous-user]

I'm sure in this day and age - of the 'snowflake' millennial era - you could easily get out of this.

Say you find it offensive and it breaches your human rights. Go to the Daily Mail where, ironically you'll be photographed with a sad face, and say your boss is a gammon.

If that doesn't work say you identify as unphotogenic and take him to a fking tribunal.

[bristolracer]

Tell them you used to be undercover during the troubles.
You still check under your car daily and vary your routes home every night.

You therefore cannot let any photo of yourself be published.
If he doesn't believe you, tell him the boathouse door at Hereford is green.

[wildoliver]

Say your in a witness protection program and to do so would put your life at risk. If he falls for it you then have endless extra layers of amusement to add on top.

[Sheepshanks]

80quattro said:

Picture of yourself, but from a long distance - even waving at the camera ? Complies with his request whilst serving a reasonable degree of self satisfaction.

We had that when we got ID badges with photos on them - some people sent in holiday snaps wearing hats & sunglasses!

Company sent a photographer around to take the pictures.

[randlemarcus]

I amuse myself in a similar fashion. I have a Van Gogh like oil painting that I use. Amuses 90%, including customers. Really annoys others. Luckily, they aren't in my chain of command

[elanfan]

What larks eh Pip?

Send a photo of:

Your face with either a black rectangle across your eyes or your face blurred out.

Your arse.

A photo of you as child


What industry are you in? Is this a normal practice or just new boss’ vanity project. Why won’t he be around for long - useless incompetent or off further up the ladder?

[Tom_Spotley_When]

Why? Are you scared of kidnappers like the founder of Aldi?