Message #74937

[msmarieh]

I usually smile when people come to my desk.

However, that said, I used to sit in an open area where people were constantly walking by my desk with no intent of stopping to chat with me or request something, so I generally tuned them out and kept working, unless they actually stopped walking. I had a high level executive that used to walk by, and periodically say "smile!" as if I should sit I my desk all day like the Joker had come through and plastered a smile on my face that I couldn't remove. I found that quite insulting.