I would have told him where he could shove his music the cheeky getI was talking to a colleague earlier about work stuff and the guy sitting at the desk across mine literally told us to shut up because he couldn't hear his music. We weren't even loud at all. Hella rude. We work on an open floor, so people are going to interact. Isn't that the point of working from the office? Neither of us uttered a word for the rest of the day.
Depends whether she highlighted the fact herself, or just hid under the radar, and if she did highlight, was it Tuesday or FridayIt sounds like it's a tech issue and not her fault though...or I could have read that completely wrong.
She never told anyone, we couldnt take it anymore and worked out what was going on.Depends whether she highlighted the fact herself, or just hid under the radar, and if she did highlight, was it Tuesday or Friday
I would be fuming too! How bloody inconsiderate. It tells you a lot about people who do that. I'd be mentioning it in my regular catch-up to my boss - naming names and telling him/her that it's NOT okay!Colleagues who think it's OK to contact you with seemingly innocuous work questions when you're on leaveI took 3 leave days in the past 6 months, and both times I was contacted with stupid questions from my peers. The first time I took a days leave for my Son's birthday, to take him to the city and I told my lunch buddies all about our plans. First thing that morning one texted me an "urgent" request under the guise of a quick 5 min response needed, except that it wasn't and it made me late for our cinema trip.
Last month I went on a 2 day city break with my partner (our first in 4 years) I set my out of office message with clear instructions on who to contact for what query. I switched my work phone off and low and behold, I'm about to board a plane when I pick up a frantic voicemail from another peer asking me to urgently provide details for a report due next day. It was not urgent and she could have asked someone more senior actually in work that day, but oh no panicky Annie thinks it's easier to disturb her ole buddy.
The lesson here is of course not to give my personal number out but I honestly thought professionals ought to have a basic EQ. Its not a culture from the top down. Senior management never contact people on leave. Unless you have a control freak manager who asks to be contacted with any questions then it's never OK to contact colleagues leave - whether they're sitting on their sofa scratching their arse or going skiing on a mountain top. Still fuming
I couldn't agree more, it's just inconsiderate. Even though the 2nd lady is a ray of positive energy and generally a great colleague, I find her to be very panicky and keen to impress. She would rather bother someone on leave at her level, than admit to a senior person that she needs help. I'll definitely be bringing this up in my next 1:1 with my manager.I would be fuming too! How bloody inconsiderate. It tells you a lot about people who do that. I'd be mentioning it in my regular catch-up to my boss - naming names and telling him/her that it's NOT okay!
I feel like you are describing one of my colleagues regarding the flapping.My colleague has a habit of moaning about their workload, refusing help when offered only to flap on the deadline day and drag the rest of the team into chaos dealing with it. They are unable to plan their own workload accordingly, you would think they would have cracked it after 5 years! It is crap when you pick up a large piece of work but you just have to work longer in the run up rather than the final 24 hours. Now I am mopping up their mess instead of doing my work!
The opposite for me, I was always cold but there were a lot of women going through menopause and wanting air con on all year roundWhen I was in my 20's I worked in an office with older women. They constantly used to whack the thermostat up to hot. I was always hot and would turn it down, then one would turn it up again! Now I'm old and I get cold too!
My manager called me when I was on holiday, halfway up a mountain, to ask me if I had taken annual leave on a particular day, two months earlier. I told her that I was pretty sure that I had, but that I couldn't confirm because I didn't have my diary with me, as I was on holiday. She apologised profusely but then said, "Why did you take your work phone on holiday?". I said, "This isn't my work phone". We laughed, it was fine, she's a great boss, but I'm the most junior member of our team (pay grade, not age) and much as I love my job, I'm not that dedicated to work!Colleagues who think it's OK to contact you with seemingly innocuous work questions when you're on leaveI took 3 leave days in the past 6 months, and both times I was contacted with stupid questions from my peers. The first time I took a days leave for my Son's birthday, to take him to the city and I told my lunch buddies all about our plans. First thing that morning one texted me an "urgent" request under the guise of a quick 5 min response needed, except that it wasn't and it made me late for our cinema trip.
Last month I went on a 2 day city break with my partner (our first in 4 years) I set my out of office message with clear instructions on who to contact for what query. I switched my work phone off and low and behold, I'm about to board a plane when I pick up a frantic voicemail from another peer asking me to urgently provide details for a report due next day. It was not urgent and she could have asked someone more senior actually in work that day, but oh no panicky Annie thinks it's easier to disturb her ole buddy.
The lesson here is of course not to give my personal number out but I honestly thought professionals ought to have a basic EQ. Its not a culture from the top down. Senior management never contact people on leave. Unless you have a control freak manager who asks to be contacted with any questions then it's never OK to contact colleagues leave - whether they're sitting on their sofa scratching their arse or going skiing on a mountain top. Still fuming
I very much relate to this post. Two offenders on my floor do this and both sit relatively near to me. The first is an older man who barely does a thing. I feel like he does it to justify his existenceI feel like you are describing one of my colleagues regarding the flapping.
The same colleague also spent most of today talking out loud, providing verbal commentary to the room of 8 ppl. "Oh I think I'll log into this system now...oh I have another email come in...oh, Bob has an out of office on, it says he's away this week... oh look, we have a coupon to claim a free coffee at the onsite cafe... Oh, poo, I've just clicked the wrong thing" etc.
The line manager just sat in silence in the corner ignoring this. The chatty colleague has also recently engaged in a battle of wits against another colleague in the team, the two of them like to dominate team meetings to show how clever they are. It has been a long day
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