No, don’t crane your big head around to stare at my computer screen! When I reacted in a nervous manner you said “WELL it’s my file! Can’t I look at it?!!” Of course you can look at your file, but I was not only working on your file but 3 others. Their info was up in the background while I was working on yours and I had to scramble to minimize them. You probably aren’t a thief or whatnot, but I have to protect the privacy of others as well as your own. A simple, “Do you mind if I have a look?” or “Can I see?” would have sufficed! What makes people think it’s ok to just peer over at my screen? Or pass behind my desk or stand right next to me? It’s not ok.
Furthermore, don’t talk to me like I’m your friend, I’m not your friend, but here to politely serve you. I’m not your wife/husband, don’t scream at me. Perhaps it’s my age that makes you think that I can be spoken to in whatever manner.
Also, when you’re finished, push your chair in! If your child/you pushes over our pamphlets or spills food, make them pick it up, or you pick it up, or let me know that you’re in a rush and that you’re sorry you can’t put them back. Clean up after yourself. I believe that cleaning up after yourself in the physical also leads to cleaning up in the emotional/within your relationships. If from a young age you were taught to think that somone’s always going to be there to pick up after you in the physical what stops you from thinking that in the emotional. That’s why we have people that’ll drop stuff on the street and not give a care in the world about it. And for Christ’s sake don’t leave your Tim Hortons/McD/wherever else cups lying around! OMG I’m getting more cynical by the day… —Really
This article appears in Aug 4-10, 2011.
Windows key + d will minimize all your screens and let him look at a nice empty desktop!
nice tip, thanks
Toss your double-double on their crotch and decide that it’s smoke-break time. NSGEU will protect your ass from all but the most egregious offences , short of sexually violating a minor on top of the Sebastopol Lion or admitting that you vote Conservative federally & provincially.
lol ^^^^
People drive me nuts with coffee cups, I swear no one ever throws them out. I just tried that windows key+d, neat-o.
People think it’s a joke when you tell them they have to go away because there’s confidential info lying around. It’s not.
Those coffee cups are all over the city…..in the pond at the public gardens for the ducks to play with, in the street for cars to hit, in homeless peoples’ hand to steal your money, and on store shelves. Would be funny if they were all replaced with the Travelocity garden gnome.
No offense, but if there is confidential files lying around, i dont want to do business with you.
One thing that totally creeps me out is someone behind me-especially if I can feel their breath on my neck… ((((shuddering))))
Anyone who would violate your personal space like it’s his right as well as litter your workspace and raise his voice at you is *clearly* a small person wielding small power. You need to get away from this tin god: if it is a big place, work through hr channels. If it’s a small place or he is an owner, look for a new job. Before you go, steal a few sheets of letterhead to write your own exemplary letter of recommendation from the jerk.