how would you perceive if some one wrote on the back of their office chair....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I close my door whenever people congregate nearby (including to talk to someone in an adjacent office) and it's because I can't focus with all of the chitchat. I don't have a problem with it, I just can't work as effectively with it in the background. I don't slam the door or anything but I do sometimes reach over and give it a push so it makes a noise upon closing. I hadn't thought about it until reading this thread but it's possible that others think I'm being hostile. Just wanted to put this out there that the guy might not intend the message you think he is.

OP, if the guy did what this poster does, I don't see the problem but him kicking his door shut is just plain stupid and childish.

[Anonymous]

OP, you need to go to your supervisor, not put notes on your chair. If your supervisor can't help you, then go to HR.

You and Mr. Office Dude will have to compromise, or behave in ways that don't irritate each other. He is being childish and angry by slamming his door. Doesn't mean you should respond by hanging a sign on your chair, will probably provoke him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you need to go to your supervisor, not put notes on your chair. If your supervisor can't help you, then go to HR.

You and Mr. Office Dude will have to compromise, or behave in ways that don't irritate each other. He is being childish and angry by slamming his door. Doesn't mean you should respond by hanging a sign on your chair, will probably provoke him.

If requesting for place change, should supervisor be told the exact reason?

[Anonymous]

I'd go to HR and say I feel unsafe and then watch everyone scramble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd go to HR and say I feel unsafe and then watch everyone scramble.

HR doesn't care. Rule number 1.

Office man will say OP spends too much time chitchatting, which disrupts his work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you need to go to your supervisor, not put notes on your chair. If your supervisor can't help you, then go to HR.

You and Mr. Office Dude will have to compromise, or behave in ways that don't irritate each other. He is being childish and angry by slamming his door. Doesn't mean you should respond by hanging a sign on your chair, will probably provoke him.

If requesting for place change, should supervisor be told the exact reason?

What do you mean by "exact reason?" Just tell them that the guy in the office disrupts your work with standup meetings and is obviously distressed about noise and when coworkers speak to you. That your cubical is in an awkward spot, it's too loud for everyone involved, and you would like to be moved when there is another available.

[Anonymous]

I don't know how this thread has so many responses since it doesn't make sense.

Clock in, do your job, clock out, go home, and have a bottle of wine. No notes, no going to HR (they don't care). You accept compensation for being professional, so...take the high road.