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I wear my badge (work tag with embedded RFID identification chip) around my neck, but I see some people have it mounted to the upper part of the trouser. I would like to do that, but I don't know how.
I can't go and ask my friends who follow that style. Is there something I should buy? Or make?
Do you mean like this?
It's called a badge reel. A lot of the guys I worked previously with use them by clipping one of these to their belts. There's a retractable cord so they can swipe access to buildings, etc.
As far as if it's professional, I'd say probably 70% of men used them in my last job (large government department, they mostly wore suits). You can probably request one from your HR or admin department. If they don't like you using them, they'll say no :)
Just another viewpoint on this. It's worth consulting your company procedures/managers. If the tag you're using is just to let you access certain areas, etc. then that's fine, but if it's also got identification on it, it may be that the tag needs to be visible around your neck for security checks and the like.
A number of compliance schemes require employees to be easily distinguishable, and that's usually done by distinctive lanyards and badges. It may be that you get into trouble for wearing it on your trousers rather than around your neck.
