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Hey girls!

Hello!  I've been MIA for a while because work totally blew up on me.  grr! 

I have a question that I'm pretty sure someone can come up with a good answer for!  Our head of office's assitant is trying to draw up an e-mail with some office etiquette reminders.  This e-mails is mainly directed at my new cube neighbor who is awful!  How do you tactfully mention that one should not stand and talk on their phone while living in cubeland?  It's so obnoxious and only makes his loudness worse because his voice projects over the cube walls.  He also paces his cube while standing and talking on the phone which just makes it that much more annoying.  None of us can think of  way to phrase it without specifically pointing him out.  Any suggestions?!?!


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Re: Hey girls!

  • Perhaps: just a reminder that while on the phone at your desk, you must remain seated.   (??) 

  • "One of the drawbacks of having an office full of cubicles is that there are few, if any, noise barriers. Therefore, we must all remember to remain in our seats in front of our desks while on the telephone, so that our coworkers don't have to hear any more of our conversation than what is strictly necessary."

    Eh, big deal if if he figures out that it's about him. Maybe then he'll then realize he's been inconsiderate and needs to shape up.

  • I am not a fan of the blanket reminder as inconsiderate people rarely get the message. Why doesn't someone just ask him to lower his voice a bit as it's disturbing others? Maybe he had his own office previously and doesn't realize what's up. 
  • I like P&R's suggestion, but I also agree with catcronley that the people who these blanket statements are directed towards will rarely *get* it... Can't his lead step up and just talk to him about it?
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  • The KE has a .ppt, if you can't find it there, email someone with the fresh out of college program (the one I was in but totally can't remember the name). We are making one at my new job for the same reason. If it makes you feel better, the offenders rarely think you're talking about them, specifically. 
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