Our company hired a new Rep. When she talks to clients she talks ******ing loud. I talk to clients also, but my voice is say normal. We dont have headsets or anything but the first thing she requested when she got hired was a Headset.

And now she is starting to walk around my cubicle, which is violating my person air/space..

The company knows it..

 

If they're making sales you can't do much... I was the loud talker where I worked. You can ask people on here how loud I am on a day to day basis. Some are just louder.

Easiest way, ask your boss to have their cube moved further.

 

Just man up and tell her. She will thank you for it.

Imagine you have chocolate on your face before a big meeting and some other employee you don't know well tells you. You are going to respect them for telling you in the end and be grateful.

 

Does this mean you've already escalated to your manager, or to HR?

My first step in a situation like this would be to calmly but directly request that this person not take their calls close to my desk, as it is imperative that I am able to concentrate while doing my work. Make sure you couch it in such a way as to positively reinforce their enthusiasm, but suggest that they allow for others' comfort levels to be considered.

 

Well she is trying to do Sales, she is trying..The manager knows and we don't have another cubicle for her.

Trying to thing of a good time and place to tell her, last time I spoke to her I was speaking softly and she was talking loud back at me. Its her nature

 

Yup HR knows...the problems isnt her work I guess, just the voicebox is killing it..lol

 

Just go all Samuel L. Jackson and tell that ***** to be cool.

 

Ahhhh, the wonderful world of working in a cubicle farm. I sit right next to the sales "pit" so I have to listen to the sales calls all day long. Does that ever get old. At least I am on the phone half the time too, so it isn't just them.

The simple thing to do is to just ask her to make her calls somewhere else.

 

Then to be honest it almost can't be helped unless reminded of every time. I'm loud by nature and I know what kind of person you're talking about. I'm always a notch too loud and unless someone says you need to keep quiet. I'm pretty much at 75% volume all the time. Exception, when depressed LOL

 

This kind of thing may be really hard to change. I'm not loud, but I'm a pacer when I'm on the phone. A lot of times I don't even realize I'm doing it. But yes, definitely let her know, she may not be aware dog how it is affecting other people. Just remember that this is one of those things that may be very difficult to change.

 

Depends on your relationship with the new co-worker. If you've talked to her and have that established relationship with her and you she's cool. Straight up tell her, she will appreciate it. I'd probably tell your manager what's up, if she's got the same manager, the burden then falls on them. Granted it might take longer, but that is why management is there... To manage the peons like us.

Side note: Our cube farm here has the high walls and you can't see anyone from your desk (it's awesome) AND all the loud sales folks are on a different floor

 

exactly...i want to establish a good relationship before I say "hey stfu"....shes been here a month

Our cubes are open, more like semi 3 walls.

 

I work in the facilities department and manage three buildings. This is something I hear about often and get requests to move someone because they don't like sitting close to "X" person because they are loud, they constantly have someone stopping at their desk to talk (work related) or they wear to strong of a perfume/cologne. My suggestion would be to engage in some polite conversation and politely bring it up. whatever and how ever you do it just be polite. You are not the only person who sits by her are you if your not I bet others are just as annoyed?
cubicle reassignments can be/are a pain and can put people out of their "group", you also risk disrupting others because by moving the loud person you now most likely have to swap cubicles with someone else who was perfectly happy in their florescent jail cell/Hell, I mean cubicle. Just my .02.

 

This kind of thing may be really hard to change. I'm not loud, but I'm a pacer when I'm on the phone. A lot of times I don't even realize I'm doing it. But yes, definitely let her know, she may not be aware dog how it is affecting other people. Just remember that this is one of those things that may be very difficult to change.

 

yup..have to be careful about this..I dont want her taking it the wrong way. She does seem like a emotional person too..last thing I want is for her to start sobbing and everyone starts pointing fingers at me.

Im still debating even mentioning it. But I wanted to get it off my chest...I just dont wanna snap!