Work Rant: I don't want to hear your phone conversation, jackass

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lancestorm

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<begins rant>
There is one guy here at work that is over 2 cubicles away from my desk. Yet with my music on (I have headphones and it helps me think), I can still CLEARLY hear him talking about scripts, SQL, etc. 2 cubicles! Over 25 foot at least. WTF. Quiet down or shut up. There is no reason I should hear you from that distance. I hope our company outsources his job, pronto!
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I did consider trying to type as much of his conversation as possible and sending it to him. What other ways could I let him know he is being a bit on the loud side?
 
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308nato

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Try the long forgotten art of telling him face to face..........or tell the boss he "touched" you.
 
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phreakah

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god, there is a girl who works where i do, even when i have my office door closed i can hear her on the phone chatting away and she's in some cubicle about 50 feet from where i am

it's funny cause the people who work in front of me, i can see the frustrated look on their face.. .like STFU
 
Kelemvor

Kelemvor

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I'd call someone else and say things like "You shoudl hear what this guy by me said. I can hear every word..." and make sure he hears you. Or talk about it with someone else when he's around. Might get him to shut up.

Of course this works better if you are overhearing personal conversations and hear something good...
 
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spidey07

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Originally posted by: lancestorm
<begins rant>
There is one guy here at work that is over 2 cubicles away from my desk. Yet with my music on (I have headphones and it helps me think), I can still CLEARLY hear him talking about scripts, SQL, etc. 2 cubicles! Over 25 foot at least. WTF. Quiet down or shut up. There is no reason I should hear you from that distance. I hope our company outsources his job, pronto!
<ends rant>

I did consider trying to type as much of his conversation as possible and sending it to him. What other ways could I let him know he is being a bit on the loud side?
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ummm, how about asking him to keep it down?

Usually works for normal people.

;)
 
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BooGiMaN

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if you have the balls ..walk over and hang his telephone up ...

but the likelyhood is that you need your job to pay the bills and willput up with it rather than cause waves...so rant on my brother!
 
3chordcharlie

3chordcharlie

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Mar 30, 2004
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Originally posted by: booger711
get your company to buy one of those white noise generators
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What's that? I can't hear you over the HVAC!

Do they actually make white-noise generators?
 
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Hankerton

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You should do it back to him two times over. Just pretend your answering the phone and just start yelling like the guy from Trigger Happy TV: "HELLO!!! WHATS THAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU, THE GUY NEXT TO ME KEEPS YELLING!! YEEEAH, I KNOW HE'S AN @SS, BUT WHAT CAN I DO? ALRIGHT, TALK TO YOU LATER!!"

and hang up.
He'll get the hint.
 
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torpid

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Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Originally posted by: booger711
get your company to buy one of those white noise generators
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What's that? I can't hear you over the HVAC!

Do they actually make white-noise generators?
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Yes. They can help people, especially babies, sleep through minor noises if they tend to wake up easily. That's the main use as far as I know...
 
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BooGiMaN

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you could always creep on the other side of the cubicle wall act likg yoru talking on a cell phone...and everytime he says something do the old lil John impersonation

HWWWWAAAATTT!!!


if he says soemthign to you point to your cell phone and shrug...
 
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blahblah99

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Dial into your paging system and leave the phone facing his cube so his conversations are broadcasted over the buildings.
 
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