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mythology

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1. That's one of my big ones

Reply to Frank Cannon (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 08:20 AM

Sep 2014

My cube neighbor also starts off every day with a rather loud phone call discussing what movie or tv shows she watched the night before. Which wouldn't be a huge problem, but I regularly have meetings first thing since half our testers are in India and we are implementing a product from a Dutch company. So I'm trying to listen and contribute to meetings while my neighbor is being very loud and about obviously non-work topics.

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What are some "modern" rules of workplace etiquette that MUST be addressed? [View all] Frank Cannon Sep 2014 OP

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Grrrr! smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #22

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Oh the mute thing... tammywammy Sep 2014 #31

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