Anyway. Another pet peeve: Co-workers who stand outside my office door and have a shouted conversation with someone down the hall. For god's sake, just walk five metres to that person and have a spoken conversation with them!!!! I don't need to hear you blathering on! Nobody else needs to hear it either! Just give me some peace and quiet!!!!!
Max
Sometimes that depends on the corporate culture and nature of dept. that one works in. If one has control/is responsible for a dept. and its space, then one can cultivate more discreet conversations.