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I work with a woman who fills up a glass with ice and just shakes it all day long. I am right by her office so I have a view of her all day long since she refuses to close the door to her office. Just seems odd, is it or is this normal?
She brings her own bags of ice and puts them in our office fridge. This is a new thing she does..
It's kinda driving me crazy but I dont know if it's just me since I know I can be easily annoyed or if this is something that might bug someone else. But Im curious if this might be some type of nervous habit.
Of course, what would be fun would be if you could start whistling off-key all day to drive her nuts, and when she says it's bothering her, you could innocently say, sorry, I'm just trying to drown out the noise of the glass clinking.
Look, this really isn't a psychology question. What do you care if it's a nervous habit? It's really an etiquette question. It would help if you have other co-workers who agree with you, so that you could make a joint ultimatum - either stop, or shut the door. Or I wonder if you told her she'd have to by a white-noise machine to cover the sound, if that would work. But, more simply, do you have a boss you could go to and nicely explain the situation?
Bring an iPod and play the genre she hates the most on low, but just high enough for her to hear it all day. If she doesn't like it, you can then inform her of her annoying habit that I guarantee she is aware of.
It could be a nervous/stress release thing. If it is distracting from work, you could let her know to close her door, and try to work on getting rid of said habit.
But some just do that. If I eat a ring pop, I save the ring parts and rattle them in my hand sometimes. The sound is relaxing. Don't ask why. Idk, just is.But I find many random sounds relaxing, some I have on my IPod to listen to when trying to nod off lol
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