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Indeed. In a coffee shop, it's considered rude to talk on a phone at full volume. In an open office, it's absolutely "fine" for some reason.
by HWR_14 3y ago
Indeed. In a coffee shop, it's considered rude to talk on a phone at full volume. In an open office, it's absolutely "fine" for some reason.
- msh 3y agoBlame management who puts people whos job it is to talk on the phone all the time in the same open office as people who need to concentrate.
- WirelessGigabit 3y agoThere was a group of people in a meeting room working on separate parts of some larger project. I had to call one of them. You think that guy would get off his ass to walk away and talk to me in private? I spend the time helping you out and you don't even offer me that? No, I had to hear 3 other people having a conversation louder than his call with me.
- midoridensha 3y agoIt's especially "fine" if you're a salesperson, and you're sitting right next to a group of engineers who are trying to concentrate.
- ghaff 3y agoRoles aren't always that well-defined. Many of us aren't recruiters or in sales but can still spend hours a day on planning, etc. calls with distributed teams. It's not practical to seek out a phone booth or alcove for every one of those calls.
- HWR_14 3y ago> It's not practical to seek out a phone booth or alcove for every one of those calls. Why not? It's not practical to make 8 of your coworkers suffer through your call either. Maybe, if you need to be on the phone for hours a day, you need an office not to be in an open floorplan.