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« on: August 03, 2012, 01:38:17 pm » |
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How does your office handle volume control?
I am currently listening to a conference call from around the corner and three offices down. This is the new norm around here, who can be the loudest on their speaker phones. Then they yell their responses into to the phone. I go around and shut doors and they all make jokes about how loud they are. I can work through distractions isn't that an admin's life, but this is just being inconsiderate.
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Katie G
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 03:04:35 pm » |
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This is one of my pet peeves too!
Where I am, all offices and conference rooms have doors. So for heaven's sake, SHUT YOUR DOOR!!
Our office got so bad at one point, I made it an agenda item for our monthly staff meeting (with Boss' approval!). And sometimes I need to go and close a few doors here and there. Some of the stuff can be confidential as well!
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msmarieh
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2012, 04:02:41 pm » |
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I shut doors... If they were as loud as that, I would see if I couldn't adjust the default volume on their phone.  |
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diamondlady
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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2012, 04:17:53 pm » |
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If I see a conference call going on in an office with a door, I will close it, especially if the volume outisde the hallway was louder than the call, it's distracting when you are trying to hold a call like that, even more difficult if it is highly confidential. Doors are wonderful for volume most of the time. However in an open office enviornment that can be challenging without a common area to turn to like a conference room with a door.
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dbreon
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2012, 05:12:11 pm » |
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Talk about perfect timing. I was sitting here screaming in my head because a very, very loud conference call is going on as I type this reply....
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Sunflower
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« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2012, 12:33:09 pm » |
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Normal general office noise I can cope with - but when it goes above a certain level, I can't concentrate, let alone hear on the phone. I don't like it when people come into my office (waiting to see boss) and then my phone rings, I pick up and the people in my office start talking louder!
The way our office is set up, conference calls normally aren't too bad - it's normally the noise from the other people on the conference call - the background noise - phones, doors, footsteps, etc.
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peaches2160
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 03:57:37 pm » |
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We encourage folks to take conf calls in a conf room. I too have been known to shut a few doors too:-)
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