Posted by admin in When you work in an office with open cubicles, it’s really not cool to use an old school radio at your desk, without using headphones. We’ve got a new consultant sitting catty corner from me, and apparently, she’s clueless about office decorum and the unwritten rules of the workplace. Not only is she playing a radio (which isn’t THAT loud, but it’s loud enough that all of the cubes around here can here it), she’s playing this annoying station. I’m not even sure what station it is, but all of the music so far has been horrible folk tunes from the 60’s and 70’s. My ears, they are bleeding.
We’re a very quiet office. Most of the people that work around me aren’t on the phone a lot, so the only sound you’ll hear all day is the sound of typing, and quiet conversation. The radio is so out of place and inappropriate, but I don’t have the balls to say anything. I’m just going to start up my iPod and tune her out. And hope that the radio disappears when she goes to lunch. Wouldn’t it be a shame if the cord was mysteriously cut?
I don’t have the balls to say anything to people who do that, either. My coworker does, though, and she told the guy playing the bagpipes on his radio that they were just too much! LOL.
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well i wouldnt be as patient as u, i would def tell her to shut it out!!!some things just get on my nerves…like people unaware they r disturbing others!!!!!!
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Yeah, I’d have to say something eventually. My radio is on all day, but the people around here are just passing through. My radio isn’t loud enough for my boss to hear in his office, and he’s the only one with a desk in my area!
LOL That’s too funny. You should get to work before she does and write a sticky note and stick it on her keyboard. So when she’s about to go and settle down, she’ll look and read, “Please use earphones. No one wants to listen to horrible folk tunes.” LMAO!
Wait…did I read that right? YOU don’t have the BALLS to tell her????? HUH??? Hellooooooooooooooo. I think you do.
My office persona is much more subdued and polite than the real me
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