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> have a policy to keep the space as quiet as possible I work in a similar dystopian open office panopticon, and I'm shocked, every day, that this isn't someth
by commandlinefan 8y ago
> have a policy to keep the space as quiet as possible
I work in a similar dystopian open office panopticon, and I'm shocked, every day, that this isn't something that everybody is intrinsically aware of. But where I work, there are some Important People who have offices with doors - who leave the doors wide open, put their phones on speaker, and shout into conference calls all day, every day. The inconsiderateness of some people is really mind boggling.
- organsnyder 8y agoIn my anecdotal experience, the same people that are loud in open offices are also the ones leaving dirty dishes in the sink. Some people are either unaware and/or don't care.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoI wonder if this isn't a side effect of our moving to be a "less violent" society. Back in the day, that person would at least get punched for doing such a thing, and would not do it again. As it is, there's really no negative reinforcement to such actions, and so they don't see the point of not doing them.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoNo need to start punching. Just confront them on their behaviour. 90% of the time they'll back down if you call them out. They're just school-bullies grown up.
- logfromblammo 8y agoWhen that happened to me, I got up, walked to their office, and closed their door. At the time, it felt a little like Rorschach saying, "no, you're locked in here with me". I was closing just one of the doors to my office.
- commandlinefan 8y agoAh, you're lucky. That would definitely be an HR incident here.
- logfromblammo 8y agoWell, if you are like I was, you are already looking for other jobs, so by the time HR sits you down to discuss the incident, there's a reasonable possibility you might already have an offer in hand. That could be fun.