Cubicle Work Correcting Misunderstandings Give Someone's Person Eslpod 0188 Cn

Many companies in the U.S. today are organized around "cubicles," or small areas in a larger room intended for one employee to use that usually has "partitions," or short walls. Unlike individual offices, cubicles don't give employees a lot of privacy since one side of cubicle is usually open to a walkway.

As in many countries, people who work in offices can be "territorial," or feel that they have a claim over an area. To make sure you don't cross into what someone else sees as their "territory," or area, avoid doing the following:

§Don't enter someone's cubicle without asking. Think of the cubicle as having doors and wait for the person inside to give you permission to enter.

§Don't "peek" or look over the top of the partitions as you walk by or to see if a person is available in their cubicle.

§Don't stand outside of someone's cubicle waiting for them to finish a telephone call. Come back later.

§Don't "sneak up on," or try to surprise someone by coming up behind them. Try to let them know that you are there right away.

Don't yell across several cubicles.