Do your co-workers have meetings in front of your desk?

[redqueen]

So far these two have discussed how cold it is (it is too cold), and where the decorations I have out should have been placed (they don't like where I have them), and now they're talking business stuff, and chewing candy very loudly while they do it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

:P

[malta blue]

1. No, but I have the local printer

right next to my cube.

I am in the process of planning a hedgewall between the printer and my monitor :thumbsup:

[redqueen]

4. The color copier / printer is behind me, in the mail / copy room.

I love that! :D

[Symarip]

2. My office door is an asshole magnet

People take their calls in front of my door all the time. There's a conference room next to my office so it makes sense that people come outside and talk but you'd have to be blind to not notice that the same guy sits in there every day and can obviously hear every stupid fucking word that comes out of your mouth. I'll even come up and close the door and give the, if this was Vietnam I'd have your ears on necklace look, but the next day there they are again. Chatting it up.

There are some enjoyable moments. Sometimes, big wigs who I have nothing to do with come outside to take a call. I can hear how whipped they are in there voice (I assume they are talking to their wives), only to hear them re-enter the conference room like they just killed an army of Vikings. Fucking pussies.

[redqueen]

5. There's a couple of people here who do that.

I guess cell phone reception is better in the hall, so they stand right outside the front door (glass) and yell really loudly (international calls).

[JackBeck]

3. Only when I'm on the phone.

But for some reason, when I'm not taking a call, they're nowhere to be found.

[redqueen]

6. When you're not taking a call...

what's that like?

I have two phones on my desk, for extra torture. :P

[SOteric]

7. Actually they have a baffling tendency to hold impromptu meetings

in the middle of a hallway (or the only path between rows of cubicles). And by meetings, I mean, they actually start discussing business - something they tend to show reluctance to do at an actual meeting.

All of which I wouldn't mind in any way, if it weren't for the fact that they congregate in these meetings in just sufficient number to block the path of anyone needing to get from point A to point B. And of course they act like you're trying to sell Amway or something when you attempt to interrupt them long enough to get them to move.

[redqueen]

8. Oh yes...

that's happened at every office where I've worked. I thought it was an engineer thing. These sales guys are all former engineers, so... maybe?

[SOteric]

9. I've seen it with geeks, with business managers, with accountants,

...I think it's everywhere.

[arcadian]

10. Only the British ones.

n/t

[redqueen]

11. Don't jinx me, man!

If he comes up here and I embarrass myself, I'm blaming you. x(

[arcadian]

12. They may not be British

They are quite possibly from former British colonies.

[redqueen]

14. Huh?

No... I don't think any of them sound like people that live in England. This guy is from England. No question.

[NewJeffCT]

13. They're just having their meetings there

so they can check you out

[redqueen]

15. *fingers in ears*

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

[NewJeffCT]

24. You never noticed

how impromptu office meetings tend to be around the desks/cubicles/offices of the office hotties?

especially, when it's a meeting with just guys.

[DS1]

16. Nope

I work in the back of the office, and even with a triple 'cube' area few people come back and when they do they usually want something.

[redqueen]

18. Yeah... everyone wants those far-removed cubicles.

So of course HR has told me not to let anyone sit there until all the other spaces are filled first.

Gotta love it.

[texas1928]

17. The stuff I can not stand is the TMI stuff I end up hearing.

Like the color of the rash and where it is located.

Or things like that. Look if you have to talk to someone about what the doctor said, take a break and go to your car. I don't want to hear that. :puke:

Or the ones fighting with the SO, good lord, it is amazing these people have relationships. The funniest one was the idiot that was breaking up with his girlfriend and was quoting lines from breakup songs. It was pathetic.

[redqueen]

19. Oh yuck...

I don't get that thank goodness. Just loud chewers. Which really is bad enough.

[texas1928]

20. What I do sometimes...

:evilgrin:
I have a remote controlled fart machine. And if they get to annoying I use that, after about the third juicy one they tend to move on.

[City of Mills]

21. I got the microwave on the other side of my wall

It's the pits, all kinds of awful smells come out of that thing. Someone I work with brings in lunch and at least once a week has something (not sure what it is) that smells like week old trout marinated in ketchup and pickle juice. That's usually when I go downtown for lunch, I haven't lost my appetite by then.

[redqueen]

22. I can hear the microwave...

but I can't smell anything from the break room unless I go into the office area (I'm in reception).

Most people here have Indian food, so it always smells delicious in there. :D

[eyesroll]

23. My desk is in the library, by the printer, so by default, yes.

BUT...

I'm moving into an attorney position there after graduation.

In anticipation of that...I'm moving into my future office early (sometime in January).

So...hopefully not anymore.

[redqueen]

26. Nice...

glad you're able to move early. :)

[Vanje]

25. No. but my neighbors used to have meetings on my front lawn, in their cars.

Picture "King of the Hill" alley scenes.

My property had been vacant for along time. The local "Fellas" stored their campers and boats on the lot. Thats where the neighborhood burned its garbage, and piled its yard waste.
It was also the spot where rifles were sighted in, skeets were shot, and beer was imbibed.
(I'd still like to know which of those bastards shot out my porch lights and front window, between the time I signed the papers, and the time I moved in.)
The lot was also served as a motorcycle recreation park, complete with jumps, and mini hill climb trail.

When I first moved in, The Fellas wold drive their trucks onto the lot and visit with one another there.

I had to erect barriers, and a sign directing them to please use the driveway.

I'm sure the neighborhood is much less fun since I moved in.

[MissMillie]

27. yes

and it drives me insane.

I was thinking the next time my office mate starts to talk to me about her young kids, we move it into one of the faculty offices where the faculty member is trying to work.

[ceile]

28. Everyday.

I don't actually work with them, just rent space, but I find it very rude.

[PVnRT]

29. They're doing it right now

Two minutes work-related.
Ten minutes bullshit.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[LSK]

30. yes the whole office is a social club at least half the time

really really annoying.

[TommyO]

31. Not anymore, I just gots me a private office!

Though in the past it happened all the time, especially in our old office. It was converted training space, our desks were arranged around the perimeter of the room with a large (and I mean HUGE) conference table in the middle of the room. Needless to say, any conversation held at the table was instantly distracting to anything I was trying to get done in my cubicle.

[movie_girl99]

32. OMG YES!!!

my office is near the ladies restroom. I have to close my door if i'm really busy because everyone stops in to have a chat.