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> I don't take personal calls at my desk. My phone is on > silent at all times when at the office. If I need to > make a call, I step out. > >
by redbad 13y ago
> I don't take personal calls at my desk. My phone is on
> silent at all times when at the office. If I need to
> make a call, I step out.
>
> Even my desk phone is on silent. It sounds a single beep
> when the phone rings.
That's going a bit overboard, but that's fine. Good for you.
> I would like others to do the same.
That's not really a reasonable request.
- polymatter 13y agoFWIW I agree with buckbova and don't think its overboard in the slightest to ask for personal calls to be made out of the office. Nor do I think it unreasonable for this to be part of the company culture. It happens to be part of how we work in the startup I work at (except the desk phone on silent thing) and I'm not aware of any problems this has caused. So I find your pronouncement that its not "reasonable" to be a bit presumptuous.
- sfronczak 13y agoAgreed. I wish my company was more like that. I don't want to hear you arguing with your wife, making a doctor's appointment to get that lump checked out, or trying to convince your kids to do their homework while you're at the office.