From July:
The card remained white until the end 
In fact, a few weeks ago they took everybody's picture again, including mine, as they were issuing new cards because of the new-logo-rebranding stuff the marketing department had dreamt up in an attempt to justify its existence. I wasn't actually given a new card, though. The only effect on me was that, due to something to do with Group Policy and a change to their authentication server or something like that which happened at the same time, my old card no longer locked my computer when I took it out. So I had to give the machine the three-fingered salute, as well as taking my card, every time I wanted to walk across the room to get a glass of water
Originally posted by NickFitz
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The other day the Big Boss at ClientCo, apparently having run out of things to do, turned his attention to the smartcards we use to get in and out, and to log in to computers. There've been a number of new starters recently and, for some reason, none of the cards have been printed.
I assume the card printer ink must have arrived, as he emailed everybody saying that anybody who had a plain white card, like me, should see him immediately to get it printed. The team lead called across the office to ask him if that included contractors (it's a small office) and he said it did. So I ambled over to get my card printed.
He sent me down to the other end of the office to see the nice HR woman, who stood me against a plain bit of wall and took my photo with an Android phone. Then I ambled back to his desk, where he got it from his email. But he decided it was blurry, and sent me back to her. She took it again, but thought it was still a bit blurry, and tried a third time. This one was apparently OK in her judgement, so back I went to the chap's desk.
But he opened the email, looked at it, looked a bit exasperated, brusquely told me "Look, I'll get back to you" and waved me away.
And there the matter rests. My card remains purest white, except for the gold contacts for the chip.
I wonder if the subject will ever be raised again
I assume the card printer ink must have arrived, as he emailed everybody saying that anybody who had a plain white card, like me, should see him immediately to get it printed. The team lead called across the office to ask him if that included contractors (it's a small office) and he said it did. So I ambled over to get my card printed.
He sent me down to the other end of the office to see the nice HR woman, who stood me against a plain bit of wall and took my photo with an Android phone. Then I ambled back to his desk, where he got it from his email. But he decided it was blurry, and sent me back to her. She took it again, but thought it was still a bit blurry, and tried a third time. This one was apparently OK in her judgement, so back I went to the chap's desk.
But he opened the email, looked at it, looked a bit exasperated, brusquely told me "Look, I'll get back to you" and waved me away.
And there the matter rests. My card remains purest white, except for the gold contacts for the chip.
I wonder if the subject will ever be raised again
In fact, a few weeks ago they took everybody's picture again, including mine, as they were issuing new cards because of the new-logo-rebranding stuff the marketing department had dreamt up in an attempt to justify its existence. I wasn't actually given a new card, though. The only effect on me was that, due to something to do with Group Policy and a change to their authentication server or something like that which happened at the same time, my old card no longer locked my computer when I took it out. So I had to give the machine the three-fingered salute, as well as taking my card, every time I wanted to walk across the room to get a glass of water
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