So I have another little rant about the office, and this one is, well, sort of delicate...
So what's up with people who hold phone conversations while taking a dump in the bathroom? I mean seriously...
Look, I realize multitasking is a great thing and God knows sometime Nature calls, but c'mon!!!
It makes me uncomfortable to walk into a bathroom and hear someone in a stall on the phone, especially if he is on a business conference call. Do the people on the other side of the line even imagine where he is talking from??
It bothers me ona few levels.
First of all, it seems like it's a private thing to do and get out of the way, and deserves the reverence of getting all your attention while you are doing it. Also - do it and get out. Being on call implies that you're just gonna sit there because you're not gonna flush while on the call! Which brings me to the second point...
Second, what if the people on the phone heard toilets and urinals flushing? How embarrassing!
Third - Your call is none of my business and I don't want to overhear it, in your cubicle Or standing at the urinal thank you very much.
I have to say this is not strictly an Israeli thing, it is international, happened in the US too.
Am I crazy? Is it only me that this bothers? It's one thing to stand there and hear the rattle of a newspaper, but talking on the phone seems to implicitly make you join in on the conversation and the fact that you are right there with them, just like overhearing a conversation on a bus or something.
Ewwww.
3 years ago
3 comments:
WHO DOES NUMBER TWO WORK FOR?? :)
You know what's worse though? Our IT manager's office shares a wall with the bathroom - so whoever sits there can hear any conversation going on in her office. But also..there's always that dilemma of "should I pick up" when you're there. And if it's a blocked number..it could be something important..But yeah. Just pickup, tell them "I'll talk to you later".
my philosophy is that even if it is a blocked number, if it's important enough they will leave a message (although Israeli's tend not to do that, they assume you will call back when you see their missed call). as a matter of fact, I don't take my phone in there with me (again, atypical of an Israeli, I know).
You just spent too much time away from the country :)
But you know..your previous office post reminded me of something, regarding stupid clients. In my product, there is a way to set schedulers to activate different things. And you can fill in the time in either seconds, minutes, or hours. I had a client ask me if he should fill in 1 hour, or 60 minutes, to schedule something for an hour. Naturally, I said "either way". So he replies "OK, I get it, either way will work. So which one is better?"
:)
Post a Comment