so back to my frustrations from yesterday.........well, they're partly due to other things as well, but they're back today.
So I'm in a 3 person office. My new manager is one, person I helped to train and probably used to complain about a good bit is the other. They moved in a couple months ago and moved out someone I didn't like too much. Fine with me. New person is louder than prior occupant but they need to be on phone, messing with supplies and such. Whatever, I sat out in cubeland for 4+ years, it doesn't bother me. Important to note that this person was moved in because they need to make confidential phone calls and thus need an office space with people who can overhear such things.
My manager though - this being their first job after education - I think had become used to the preternatural quiet in our sardine can. Came back to my office one day and I could see those two were having an......intense convo. They asked me to leave for a minute. My office. I did.
Turns out yes, my manager is having issues with the amount of noise new person makes. Also doesn't like it when the door is closed for the sensitive phone calls - you know, the reason they were moved to our office. I try to stay out of it and go on my UK trip. Now it's only getting worse. I have both of them venting to me about the other. Last week before I left on this trip, manager was talking about that and other work stuff (yay, benefits getting cut!) and asked if I have a problem with new person's noise. I choose my words carefully and say that they are indeed louder than who was in here before, but that previous person was extremely quiet I sat in cubeland for many years and am able to block it out. I thought I was gently making it clear that ultimately this is a "you" problem, and if you push it, you will be the one getting moved.......probably to cubeland where it isn't quiet.
Bump to today. New person asks me this morning point blank if I take issue with the noise they make. I'm like well, you are louder than prior occupants but it's not a problem to me. That's what I've told them previously when they've been venting. Turns out my manager emailed their mutual boss saying that both my manager and Cowgirl are having trouble with the level of noise. The. ****. Do not ******* drag me into this. I did not say any such thing.
So now I'm pretty pissed at my manager for trying to use me as a pawn in this. Also found out that our intern - who needs more to do - is being denied use by new person even though they have stuff for an intern to do. It's becoming very clear to me that even though my manager is older and more educated than I, they have a lot of growing up to do. Offices are not silent. They were spoiled by previous occupants. They will lose this little game and they will be the one moved out into a cube surrounded by people who make phone calls. It's to the point that new person could probably complain to HR about a hostile work environment because they feel they must walk on eggshells to do their job. Plus now I'm extra pissed that our intern is being denied opportunities to learn more about the company because of this ********. Their mutual boss is out this week or I'd be banging on that door to talk. I'm sure they'll be just ******* thrilled when they get back that they get to deal with petty ******** like this.
