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Working in an overcrowded cubicle office space
Dool | Dec 7 2006
Hello all, I work within a large multinational institution. Several of our divisions have now all moved into one large open office space in a series of cubicles. My question is: Can anyone offer any tips to encourage staff to keep their noise levels down and appreciate people around them. Everyone will be in this area by Monday and I am pre-empting a chaotic mess, particularly since we have people from more than a dozen cultures packed in together. Just wondering if any one has any best practices for dealing with this? I've got some ideas but wondered if there were any others before I recommend them to the incoming swarm?? Cheers, Dool 9 Comments
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 Invest in a pair of...Submitted by Stew on December 8, 2006 - 7:44am.
Invest in a pair of noise-cancelling headphones :) Seriously though, when working in this sort of open environment, it's not uncommon to face differences in work habits. Maybe simply talking to the loud people in a private and tactful way would help. Chances are, they don't know they are bothering other employees. It will probably be noisy for the first few days while everyone moves in, but hopefully things will settle down. Good luck. Let us know how it goes. » POSTED IN:
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