http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3428 LOL. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) Look down, look down... Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:36:18 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3428 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3402 I have been in this situation before and definitely fully appreciate just how annoying and distracting it can be. I think if you've never been stuck working next to someone who does this, it's hard to understand how much it impacts your entire day. There was a guy who shared a cubicle wall with me in my job right out of college who would chew so loudly that I could hear every single thing going on in his mouth. And it wasn't even just during lunch time that I had to deal with it. He would chew ice non stop all day long. I mean, constantly. I have no idea how he even had teeth left! I never did figure out what to do about it other than shooting him really dirty glances and making comments to my friend across from me about how I was having a hard time hearing the person I was talking to on the phone. If I had had the guts to do it, I think I would have liked to have taken him aside one day and just very kindly explain to him that a lot of us in the office were bothered by how loud his mouth habits were. But I never did work up the courage and I left that job anyway... Good luck with whatever you end up doing! CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Look down, look down... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:27:44 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3402 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3390 "I can hear everything that happens in your mouth. Everyone can hear everything happening in your mouth, because it is open when you put food into it. I'm telling this to you because it is fairly obvious that you do not realize this." (emphasis mine, feel free to be creative) Consequently, is this person at all in the Information Technology field? If so, I chew with my orifices closed because I believe in upholding the social contracts that keep civilization from crumbling. If coincidental but justified tragedy were to befall him, I'd gladly interview for his position. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Look down, look down... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:21:15 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3390 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3389 So I need advice...the analyst we've hired to augment our team sits in the cube next to mine, and we have low cube walls. It is not uncommon for him or I to pass the lunch hour (any time from 11am to 2pm) by eating at our desks. I have no problem with the sights/smells of such. However, I do have a problem with the sounds this generates. My coworker eats loudly. He smacks his lips together, and often eats with his mouth open. If he is shifting food bits around in his mouth, I hear every saliva laden swirl. Might anyone have any suggestions on how I could potentially let him know that his manners at mealtimes are lacking? I'm shocked that his mother lets him make it through a meal with his current habits. Help! katidid@idkfa.com (katidid) Look down, look down... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:09:07 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3389&msg_id=3389