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You want to talk to someone and their office door is open, how do you approach?

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I saw someone do something which I thought was quite strange but before I make a judgement, what do you guys do?
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Re: You want to talk to someone and their office door is open, how do you approach?

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Email or pick up the phone first before you knock on their door.
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Right? You'd knock at least or ask if they have a minute. Aboow heelow barged in/walked right in and said "there's something I wanted to talk to you about"...


Isn't that rude or someone actively trying to display their "confidence" aka overcompensating or just plain arrogant
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Re: You want to talk to someone and their office door is open, how do you approach?

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If the door is open I dont tend to knock. But barging in and saying "there's something I wanted to talk to you about" suggests to me that the person was pissed off about something
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No he wasn't pissed, it was "asserting himself" :roll:


He honest to God once said "I am comfortable in my own skin" who says that
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BVSNet wrote:Right? You'd knock at least or ask if they have a minute. Aboow heelow barged in/walked right in and said "there's something I wanted to talk to you about"...


Isn't that rude or someone actively trying to display their "confidence" aka overcompensating or just plain arrogant
You have to set boundaries.
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Re: You want to talk to someone and their office door is open, how do you approach?

Post by Vivacious »

Whether the door is open or not, you should always knock asking if he/she got a minute or if you can come in to talk to him/her about something.
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