首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
While open offices may be designed to encourage community and collaboration, they can also lead to neighbors wanting to strangle
While open offices may be designed to encourage community and collaboration, they can also lead to neighbors wanting to strangle
admin
2015-01-31
68
问题
While open offices may be designed to encourage community and collaboration, they can also lead to neighbors wanting to strangle the worker who says "Love you, sweetie" or favored curse words too many times during phone calls that can be heard by all. So, what’s a worker to do with a colleague who constantly gets too personal on the phone? What’ s appropriate—and what isn’ t—when it comes to phone calls in an open office?
Showing respect
Klaus is a big fan of behaviour prompts and specifically Post-It notes. She recommends placing one of the sticky notes next to your phone at work with the question "Is it their business?" written on it.(By "their," she’s referring to the people sitting around you.)That way, you’ll be reminded each time you pick up the phone. "If it’ s not their business, then don’t talk about it in the office," said Klaus. "Go into a conference room or take it outside."
Approaching the offender
How you deal with someone who overshares depends on your personality and your relationship, according to New York-based career adviser and author Vicky Oliver. "If you get along with her well, you can just pass by her office one day when she’ s on the phone gabbing, knock on the wall, and when you catch her eye, put your index finger up to your mouth to indicate that you can hear her."
If this option feels too rude, you may do better off mentioning it discreetly to your supervisor, suggested Oliver. Something along the lines of: "Do you think it would be OK if I mentioned to Cindy that I can often hear her personal conversations? If I can, chances are others can, too." See what your supervisor suggests. "Tread lightly here and try to be constructive when you do talk to her," Oliver advised.
Benefit of the doubt
Be sensitive. Lack of manners isn’t always the reason behind the volume. Sometimes, a loud voice can be a sign of a hearing problem, according to Klaus. "They may not be able to hear themselves and have never been told before that there is a problem."
Even if there is a medical basis for the condition, a conversation that isn’t appropriate for the office needs to be taken outside or into a conference room, Klaus said. And, if the person is just loud and disruptive but talking about work-related issues, then the company needs to make the necessary accommodations, such as supplying a phone with amplification/clarification technology, she said.
What’ s Klaus’ s suggestion about phone calls in an open office?
选项
A、Telling the speaker right away.
B、Overlooking it.
C、Using a note to remind you.
D、Reporting it to your supervisor.
答案
C
解析
细节题。根据题干中的Klaus可以定位到文中的Klaus is a big fan ofbehaviour prompts and specifically Post-It notes.She recommends placing one of thesticky notes next to your phone at work with the question“Is it their business?”writtenon it,从这里可以看出她建议在电话旁边贴一张便条,所以C项最符合文章意思。因此,正确答案是C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/NPh7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.Thesameproblem,onasmaller【B1】______,facespractica
A、Itwasmorerespected.B、Itwasusedbymorepeople.C、Itwasvandalizedbytourists.D、ItquicklydeterioratedagainafterLi
ImprovingthebalancebetweentheworkingpartofthedayandtherestofitisagoalofagrowingnumberofworkersinrichWe
A、Morestructuredtechniquesmakepeopledeeplyrelaxed.B、Meditationistheonlywayleadingtorelaxation.C、Progressivemuscl
NowHiring:Green-CollarWorkers[A]Ifyou’relookingforagood,safejob,itmakessensethesedaystogogreen.TheObamaAdm
Britishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirw
A、TheU.S.government.B、YaleUniversity.C、TheSingaporegovernment.D、TheNationalUniversityofSingapore.C选项表明,本题与某一机构有关,听音
Whentelevisionisgood,nothing—notthetheater,notthemagazinesornewspapers—isbetter.Butwhentelevisionisbad,not
BillStoneisnotanastronaut—heistheworld’smostfamouscaver.Leadinglargeinternationalteamsandbackedbysponsorsl
A、BuytheticketatSeattle.B、FlytoClevelanddirectly.C、Buyadomesticairlineticket.D、TakeaconnectingflightatSeattle
随机试题
保护会阴最主要的要点是()
男性,22岁,飞机起飞前因座位上方行李滑下,致颅脑损伤入院2小时后,突然出现心跳、呼吸骤停,立即行人工复苏术,并实施电除颤成人首次胸外除颤的电能为()
具有补气养血,调经止带功效的中成药是
下列哪项不符合胸壁疾患所致胸痛的特点()
胜利快餐店是由王某、李某、赵某和徐某合伙出资开办的企业,开业一年来经营不佳,亏损2万元。以下几种情况中,不属于合法退伙事由的有:()
评估报告应由评估机构法人代表和至少()名注册资产评估师签名盖章。
甲公司为增值税一般纳税人,主要生产和销售洗衣机。2014年3月有关经济业务如下:(1)购进一批原材料,取得增值税专用发票上注明的税额为272000元;支付运输费,取得增值税专用发票上注明税额2750元。(2)购进低值易耗品,取得增值税普通发票上注明的税
小说:诗歌:文学
Atlasthereffortsborefruit.BurtonwasappointedtoSantos,inBrazil,whereIsabelmightalsogo.Theymadetheirfarewell
A、6milliondollars.B、25milliondollars.C、6,000dollars.D、400milliondollars.B短文说:“制造这种飞机至少要花费2500万美元。”故答案为B。
最新回复
(
0
)