Idle chitchat at work
peopleschmeople
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Can you be bothered with it? Wouldn't you rather just get on with your job? Should employees be allowed to waste time talking about non-work-related matters?
I'm currently on a temp assignment as a receptionist, and making small talk with everyone who passes the desk seems to be part of the job description. I'd rather sit quietly or read a book during the quiet periods to be honest. All this chatting and smiling isn't good for my psyche.
I'm currently on a temp assignment as a receptionist, and making small talk with everyone who passes the desk seems to be part of the job description. I'd rather sit quietly or read a book during the quiet periods to be honest. All this chatting and smiling isn't good for my psyche.
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Therefore, you have to give people a reception, you can't ignore them, the clue is in your job title.
I'd rule out being a vet to be on the safe side. I know animals can't talk, but they have feelings.
I assumed the unwanted chit chat was with the other receptionists/co-workers.
You would rather they pay you for sitting quietly and reading a book? Yes I'm sure you would!
As someone I used to work with used to say...'work would be brilliant if it wasn't for all the work'!
Most of the time I don't mind though. It's only a couple of minutes out of my day, any decent employer knows that giving workers some downtime each day makes them more productive than keeping their nose to the grindstone constantly.
There is one woman who never shuts the **** up though. Proper annoying.
In between calls, I meant. There are a few admin tasks but they don't take too long to complete and in the main it's sitting waiting for the phone to ring. I've offered to take on more work, but so far it hasn't been forthcoming.
There are few visitors and no other receptionists, but the co-workers pass my desk as they come and go and when making trips to the toilet. I'd rather just carry on reading or whatever, but feel under pressure to start and maintain a conversation, which isn't my wont, as I don't really like talking.
Like I said, you're in a people job and you don't want to engage with people. You could be very happy as a security guard.
I would say that you're in the wrong job and that I have never met a receptionist who isn't busy with something!
Sounds fun :rolleyes:
It's a temp job through an agency, and you have to take what you can get in these difficult times. I would never apply for a permanent job as a receptionist.
On your second point, because I'm a temp covering for someone on sick leave, there are aspects of the job they haven't bothered to show me, as it's only a short-term assignment.
There's no 'I' in 'Team'!
But 5 in 'Individual Brilliance'!
I have been speaking to them, but there's this constant flow of people back and forward and I feel under pressure to lift my head, smile and converse with everyone, when my natural inclination is to keep my head down and do something productive. Phew, that was a long sentence (a bit like what my current assignment feels like).
Brilliant :cool:
Stealing that
who`s that?