Is it gross to file finger nails at the office?

[Anonymous]

It’s fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, would you pick your nose at your desk? Squeeze a blackhead? Wipe your arse?

No, because these are private ablutions to be undertaken in a bathroom or your own home.

Disgusting all these people saying :no its not gross.

You're all disgusting!

Not the same thing at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not do every nail but will deal with a jagged nail if needed. Not the same as clipping in my opinion.

This. Like wiping your nose, it might be something necessary to do while at work for a jagged edge. It’s not the same as picking nose/popping a zit.
Honestly I wold feel it is weirder to file your nails sitting on the toilet in the bathroom stall to avoid offending anyone.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It’s disgusting.

[Anonymous]

You can do whatever you want if you close your door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nail broke in the middle of the day. I'm not waiting to file it. It's not like I'm getting a manicure in the office. It's 20 seconds.

This is fine but doing all 10 fingers with the door open is not appropriate.

Nobody is giving themselves a full manicure in the middle of a workday with the door open so their coworkers can watch. We're talking about fixing a broken nail and I, too, am not going to wait until I get home at night.

That said, when I moved into my new, big office, there were fingernail clippings all over the floor. The guy before me had clipped his nails and hadn't bothered to pick up the clippings. That was gross.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nail broke in the middle of the day. I'm not waiting to file it. It's not like I'm getting a manicure in the office. It's 20 seconds.

This is fine but doing all 10 fingers with the door open is not appropriate.

Nobody is giving themselves a full manicure in the middle of a workday with the door open so their coworkers can watch. We're talking about fixing a broken nail and I, too, am not going to wait until I get home at night.

That said, when I moved into my new, big office, there were fingernail clippings all over the floor. The guy before me had clipped his nails and hadn't bothered to pick up the clippings. That was gross.

And you just contradicted yourself. Apparently there ARE clipping their nails and giving themselves manicures in their offices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not do every nail but will deal with a jagged nail if needed. Not the same as clipping in my opinion.

I immediately take PTO, leave work, and file my nail at home said no government worker ever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nail broke in the middle of the day. I'm not waiting to file it. It's not like I'm getting a manicure in the office. It's 20 seconds.

This is fine but doing all 10 fingers with the door open is not appropriate.

Nobody is giving themselves a full manicure in the middle of a workday with the door open so their coworkers can watch. We're talking about fixing a broken nail and I, too, am not going to wait until I get home at night.

That said, when I moved into my new, big office, there were fingernail clippings all over the floor. The guy before me had clipped his nails and hadn't bothered to pick up the clippings. That was gross.

And you just contradicted yourself. Apparently there ARE clipping their nails and giving themselves manicures in their offices.

One broken nail on a single finger is not a manicure. Are you a troll?

[Anonymous]

I don’t think it’s an issue - I work in a cube and cut and file my nails all the time. No one has said anything to me!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nail broke in the middle of the day. I'm not waiting to file it. It's not like I'm getting a manicure in the office. It's 20 seconds.

This is fine but doing all 10 fingers with the door open is not appropriate.

Nobody is giving themselves a full manicure in the middle of a workday with the door open so their coworkers can watch. We're talking about fixing a broken nail and I, too, am not going to wait until I get home at night.

That said, when I moved into my new, big office, there were fingernail clippings all over the floor. The guy before me had clipped his nails and hadn't bothered to pick up the clippings. That was gross.

And you just contradicted yourself. Apparently there ARE clipping their nails and giving themselves manicures in their offices.

One broken nail on a single finger is not a manicure. Are you a troll?

Why can't you just walk your ass to the bathroom and do it there? Were you raised in a jungle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s an issue - I work in a cube and cut and file my nails all the time. No one has said anything to me!

Disgusting. Why can't you do this at home?

Also, in general adults in the workplace generally don't scold other adults. They just talk about you behind your back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nail broke in the middle of the day. I'm not waiting to file it. It's not like I'm getting a manicure in the office. It's 20 seconds.

This is fine but doing all 10 fingers with the door open is not appropriate.

Nobody is giving themselves a full manicure in the middle of a workday with the door open so their coworkers can watch. We're talking about fixing a broken nail and I, too, am not going to wait until I get home at night.

That said, when I moved into my new, big office, there were fingernail clippings all over the floor. The guy before me had clipped his nails and hadn't bothered to pick up the clippings. That was gross.

And you just contradicted yourself. Apparently there ARE clipping their nails and giving themselves manicures in their offices.

One broken nail on a single finger is not a manicure. Are you a troll?

Why can't you just walk your ass to the bathroom and do it there? Were you raised in a jungle?

Yes, you're a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s an issue - I work in a cube and cut and file my nails all the time. No one has said anything to me!

Disgusting. Why can't you do this at home?

Also, in general adults in the workplace generally don't scold other adults. They just talk about you behind your back.

DP. Do you have a pathological fear of keratin and skin cells? Because I have bad news for you, your office is absolutely coated in dead skin cell flakes.

A little filed keratin, NBD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nail broke in the middle of the day. I'm not waiting to file it. It's not like I'm getting a manicure in the office. It's 20 seconds.

This is fine but doing all 10 fingers with the door open is not appropriate.

+1 I still find that gross, but it's understandable, and I would be ok with it. Anything more than this type of scenario is disgusting and inappropriate.