People who PSST too loud..

[sr71blackbird]

I work with a woman who when she wants to get my attention always goes PSST!! but the way she does it is so freaking LOUD! How do I tell her to keep her PSSTing down????

Isn't it suppose to be a covert way of getting attention?? You can hear her from 500 yards!

[A.J.]

Tell her to PSST off.

[Thebazile78]

Ugh. I hate office habits like that.

You can ask her, nicely, to say "excuse me" instead. It's not like you're in grammar school passing notes, right?

[hammersavage]

I only hear's pssst's at the glory hole anymore.



And I go jeeeep jeeeep jeeeep.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

who here talks to co workers, ewww

either I Message him/ her through Yahoo or email them

[ToiletCrusher]

Tell her next she says psst to you that you are going to psst on her face.

[Thebazile78]

who here talks to co workers, ewww

either I Message him/ her through Yahoo or email them

But you're lazy.

[topless_mike]

i would have been pretty PSST off if somebody did that to me.

[boosterp]

I wish you could get away with a good slap to her face.

[Thebazile78]

I wish you could get away with a good punch to her face.

Edited for accuracy.

[sr71blackbird]

Other people told me the same thing, to ask politely that she not do that. I thought she'd get the message each time she does it and I jump out of my skin.
I need to get beyond being concerned how people will feel about things they do that bother me. Sigh.

[Doogie]

Everytime she does it, take your pants off and show her your schmeckle. Then say "Ohhh you didnt want this??" I am sure she will never PSST at you again after that.

[Thebazile78]

Other people told me the same thing, to ask politely that she not do that. I thought she'd get the message each time she does it and I jump out of my skin.
I need to get beyond being concerned how people will feel about things they do that bother me. Sigh.

She may not know it's a problem until you mention it to her. Some people are real dolts about behaviors and don't pick up on something subtle.

Saying something like "I would appreciate it if, when you need to get my attention, you'd say 'excuse me' rather than making that noise. It startles me." isn't out of line.

And not saying anything at all is going to make your life miserable.

[sr71blackbird]

Thanks, I will do it next time. I am sure it will startle me again and I will cover my heart and tell her nicely like you say. She has other annoying qualities too.

[razorboy]

It drives me batshit when I'm at one of my stations engrossed in my work with my headphones on and one of my employees comes up directly behind me and taps me on the shoulder to get my attention. At least have the common courtesy to move into my peripheral vision so I don't jump through the ceiling.

[Thebazile78]

It drives me batshit when I'm at one of my stations engrossed in my work with my headphones on and one of my employees comes up directly behind me and taps me on the shoulder to get my attention. At least have the common courtesy to move into my peripheral vision so I don't jump through the ceiling.

I reamed out one of the mailroom temps for walking into my cube like that, explaining that a cubicle doorway was equivalent to a closed door and he should knock.

Now I have a sign outside my cube that says "PLEASE KNOCK" to head this off at the pass. (It works 99% of the time. Some of my coworkers find it to be a laugh riot.)

I find it to be incredibly disconcerting to have someone suddenly in my cube because my back is to the "doorway" so it feels like you've sneaked up on me. And I am not the nicest person when I've been startled like that!

[santino]

if you're yelling at temps and acting like the opening to your cubicle is like a closed door, you're taking yourself way too seriously. who knows, that might be why you're not in an office with a real door that closes.

[Hottub]

9 hours and counting.
You guys have definitely lost a step.

[sr71blackbird]

9 hours and counting.
You guys have definitely lost a step.

Meaning..?


Don't make you ban me!

[Thebazile78]

if you're yelling at temps and acting like the opening to your cubicle is like a closed door, you're taking yourself way too seriously. who knows, that might be why you're not in an office with a real door that closes.

(1) Knocking first is part of cubicle etiquette. If you don't do this yourself, you are a boor.

See here:

- Cubicle Etiquette 101 (http://www.theprofessionalassistant.net/2007/11/cubicle-etiquette.html)

-
Cube and cubicle etiquette (http://www.essortment.com/all/cubicleetiquett_ppb.htm)

- What is Cubicle Etiquette? (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cubicle-etiquette.htm)

(2) Only people-managers at my company may be in offices. I am not a people-manager, nor do I have any desire to be. Not only are the people-managers too stupid and clique-ish for me to be comfortable among them but they are also too serious for their own good. They probably all get their periods at the same time, too.

(3) I work with my back to the opening of my cubicle and there is no way to re-configure my workspace so that I may have at least a peripheral view of the doorway, which would help a bit in situations like these. Entering my cube without knocking first is, for me, equivalent to sneaking up behind me in a dark alley and I react accordingly.

[sr71blackbird]

I agree, I think it is because people have no concept that you might be absorbed in your work and they cant imagine it because they do not care about their jobs. Its a growing problem.

[santino]

listen nobody likes getting startled. i get that. i just don't think yelling at the temps is the right way to go about handling the situation.

1. it makes you look like an asshole.

2. your cubicle is not a dark alley or a dangerous place in any way at all.

3. your attitude towards your coworkers concerns me, and will be coming up in your next review.

[razorboy]

I reamed out one of the mailroom temps for walking into my cube like that, explaining that a cubicle doorway was equivalent to a closed door and he should knock.

Now I have a sign outside my cube that says "PLEASE KNOCK" to head this off at the pass. (It works 99% of the time. Some of my coworkers find it to be a laugh riot.)

I find it to be incredibly disconcerting to have someone suddenly in my cube because my back is to the "doorway" so it feels like you've sneaked up on me. And I am not the nicest person when I've been startled like that!

It makes even less sense in my case. All of the stations are at open desks so someone can see the layer assignment at another desk when they come into work. We all use all of the stations depending on the schedule with the exception of my audio station. It wouldn't be difficult to make their presence known, but instead they just spin around in their chairs and tap. I'm not sure if it's laziness, stupidity or a combination of the two.

[Thebazile78]

listen nobody likes getting startled. i get that. i just don't think yelling at the temps is the right way to go about handling the situation.

1. it makes you look like an asshole.

2. your cubicle is not a dark alley or a dangerous place in any way at all.

3. your attitude towards your coworkers concerns me, and will be coming up in your next review.

I have no problem with looking like an asshole to someone who won't be around in a year.

While I did use the term "reamed out", I didn't say that I yelled. One may ream out a coworker without raising one's voice (i.e. - yelling) ... I simply spoke a bit more harshly than the situation may have warranted. But, honestly, I was startled and my back was already up.

My office is in Newark. I am a white female. While at work, I probably take my personal safety to paranoid extremes. Someone makes me jump while I'm at my desk, I'm probably gonna overreact.

Meh to you and your review!

[Thebazile78]

It makes even less sense in my case. All of the stations are at open desks so someone can see the layer assignment at another desk when they come into work. We all use all of the stations depending on the schedule with the exception of my audio station. It wouldn't be difficult to make their presence known, but instead they just spin around in their chairs and tap. I'm not sure if it's laziness, stupidity or a combination of the two.

Both.

There's gotta be a less irritating way to rotate stations, but if this doesn't bother you (it would annoy the living shit out of me) why change it now?

[santino]

listen you're probably right. it's been a long time since i worked in an office setting. i was really just giving ya a hard time. you're fun though thanks. fuck the temps.

[JackieJokeMan]

I am not the nicest person

QFT

I am not a people-manager, nor do I have any desire to be.

Sour grapes

I have no problem with looking like an asshole

Right again...

[A.J.]

(1) Knocking first is part of cubicle etiquette. If you don't do this yourself, you are a boor.

See here:

- Cubicle Etiquette 101 (http://www.theprofessionalassistant.net/2007/11/cubicle-etiquette.html)

-
Cube and cubicle etiquette (http://www.essortment.com/all/cubicleetiquett_ppb.htm)

- What is Cubicle Etiquette? (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cubicle-etiquette.htm)

(2) Only people-managers at my company may be in offices. I am not a people-manager, nor do I have any desire to be. Not only are the people-managers too stupid and clique-ish for me to be comfortable among them but they are also too serious for their own good. They probably all get their periods at the same time, too.

(3) I work with my back to the opening of my cubicle and there is no way to re-configure my workspace so that I may have at least a peripheral view of the doorway, which would help a bit in situations like these. Entering my cube without knocking first is, for me, equivalent to sneaking up behind me in a dark alley and I react accordingly.

Liz is my new hero.

I guess that Les Nessman from WKRP in Cincinnati was ahead of his time.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/368291556_9dfcdb43d9.jpg?v=0

[Thebazile78]

listen you're probably right. it's been a long time since i worked in an office setting. i was really just giving ya a hard time. you're fun though thanks. fuck the temps.

I didn't realize it until your last post ... so I tried to play along after being in a righteous rage. It obviously didn't work.

[Thebazile78]

Liz is my new hero.

I guess my misanthropy is showing.

Do I get any bonus points for using the word "boor" correctly?

I guess that Les Nessman from WKRP in Cincinnati was ahead of his time.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/368291556_9dfcdb43d9.jpg?v=0

MOTHERFUCKING BRILLIANT!

[A.J.]

Do I get any bonus points for using the word "boor" correctly?

You get them for using the word at all.

[SatCam]

I work with a woman who when she wants to get my attention always goes PSST!! but the way she does it is so freaking LOUD! How do I tell her to keep her PSSTing down????

Isn't it suppose to be a covert way of getting attention?? You can hear her from 500 yards!

If she did that to me I would jump up, fall onto the floor, hit my head on my desk and yell "YOU SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME!" while rubbing the back of my head