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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What other option exists besides minding your own business? I mean, I’m being completely serious. She knows she’s doing it. You are likely the only one who cares. Are you going to report her?[/quote]

It's highly unlikely that OP is the only one who cares. Lots of people she meets with would find this extremely unprofessional and distracting. If I were mentoring this person, I would tell her she ought to stop.

OP, what does the boss think?[/quote]

OP here.  I haven't brought it up to the boss, because I know it's really petty of me.  Yes, yes.  I know it's petty, but I still think she looks unprofessional.  I think my boss has bigger fish to fry with this person's behavior, so how she sits in meetings is probably pretty low on her list of priorities.

So I get it.  I'll MMOB about it.  Can I still silently judge?[/quote]

Of course! I'm silently judging her along with you.

For those of you who say you do this because your feet don't touch the ground, keep in mind that this seems to be happening mostly at regular staff meetings. Hopefully in your own offices you can ask for, and receive, appropriately-sized chairs for your height. That doesn't seem to be the issue with OP's free-spirited colleague. [/quote]

I'd love to know where you work that an "appropriately sized chair" (and the accompanying shorter desk that would be required) are options for us shorties.  I did get a foot rest after I had made a casual comment about my feet not touching the floor to my manager, which I really appreciated.  I don't use it, but it was nice of him to try to do something. [/quote]

I work for a Federal government agency. We get funds for new office equipment every 15 years or so. The last time around, we got conference room chairs that can be adjusted up or down. We each adjusted one to suit us, and now we all sit in "our" chair in the same spot each week at the staff meeting. I would think nothing of someone bringing a foot rest if their chair weren't adjustable. That's nothing like sitting with your knees pulled up so they show above the top of the table. [/quote]

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