Office etiquette fails Share your stories

Office etiquette fails Share your stories by Michael Cheary How we behave at work can speak volumes about who we areMaintaining a good relationship with our colleagues not only helps our morale and our work/life balance, but it can also positively impact our work. However, even with the best will in the world, we cant please all of the people all of the time.You might not even be aware of what youre doing, but theres a chance that some of your behaviour could be viewed in a negative way by your co-workers. And when you work in close proximity to each other, it doesnt take long for things to start boiling over.But rather than speculate about your own irritating idiosyncrasies (we dont know you, but you seem perfectly nice), we want you tell us about other peoples.So whether its your co-workers terrible timekeeping, sharing an office with someone who has the worst ringtone in the world, or the fact they completely ignore every e-mail youve ever sent, we want to hear yours.Share your office etiquette fails and frustrati ons* in the comments section below. Or, if you prefer, tweet them to @reedcouk.Need some inspiration?Here are some of ours (mentioning no names from the reed.co.uk office):(Smelly) food at the workstationDesk clutterLoud musicInappropriate dress (flip-flops/exposed midriffs etc.)Obvious lack of bathing/personal hygieneCoughing/sneezing/sniffling all over everyone (just go home already)Noticeable lack of pleases and thank yousThe office know-it-all*Keeping names/obscenities to a minimum Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicable to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Features