do you keep your office door open or shut? if so , why?

10/12/2010 1:09:53 PM

depends on whether or not im rubbing one out. if so, then i open the door.

10/12/2010 1:10:43 PM

I keep it cracked open as not to be a complete recluse and also not to be completely uninviting.

10/12/2010 1:10:44 PM

shut... keeps out the noise of the shop and keeps in my icy a/c

got two big windows out anyway, so its not like i'm completely shut in

[Edited on October 12, 2010 at 1:12 PM. Reason : d]

10/12/2010 1:11:13 PM

^^^AHAHA

10/12/2010 1:12:15 PM

I only shut the door if I am firing someone

10/12/2010 1:16:09 PM

open unless I'm on a call.

why? because I'm not a goddamn hermit.

that and I need to be as accessible as possible to my direct reports, and a closed door says "do not disturb"

10/12/2010 1:16:53 PM

i keep mine open all the time but now i think im going to start shutting it. People keep dropping by bullshitting and chit chatting on their way to do something else. Just getting old and interrupting me in the middle of my work.

10/12/2010 1:17:27 PM

Quote :

"open unless I'm on a call."

my door is a sliding french door, though, so it doesn't provide much visual privacy, just keeps the sound out.

10/12/2010 1:18:26 PM

Open unless I'm making a call or on days when I am extremely busy and want to be left alone

10/12/2010 1:18:59 PM

i feel like people judge me if they see me sleeping at my desk so i'll shut it then too

10/12/2010 1:19:18 PM

Open

Unless Frank had Mexican for Lunch

10/12/2010 1:21:47 PM

open. closed doors are weird around here

10/12/2010 1:23:02 PM

open

people on my floor keep their doors shut an awful lot tho

makes me crazy

10/12/2010 1:34:21 PM

I keep my door shut and locked at all times when I'm using it.

10/12/2010 1:48:46 PM

Shut and locked. For security purposes though, otherwise it would probably open.

10/12/2010 1:58:52 PM

When I had an office, always open, unless I had to interview a source or meet with a client or vendor. Due to the nature of my work, I have to be as available to collaborate as possible, and open doors contribute to collaboration.

I miss having an office. Only VPs here get offices. For everyone else, it's cube life. Makes it very challenging to conduct phone interviews sometimes. So much background chatter.

10/12/2010 2:03:47 PM

I also shut the door when I am bwning my secretary

10/12/2010 2:07:27 PM

I have a whole floor. Of course, its the basement. And I have to share it with Moss.

10/12/2010 2:23:14 PM

10/12/2010 2:24:43 PM

Mine has never been shut.

10/12/2010 2:26:49 PM

^^FTMFL

10/12/2010 2:29:13 PM

I wish I had an office, but I'm just a drone in the cubicle hive colony. Right now I'm just hoping to move to a cube that doesn't face a main corridor in the cubicle matrix.

10/12/2010 2:43:22 PM

I leave mine open in the mornings when I'm up a lot getting coffee and what not but I typically close it around 10 because I listen to music/radio.

10/12/2010 2:45:43 PM

i bet you hate having to clean them every tuesday and friday dont you

10/12/2010 2:48:56 PM

Keep mine open unless im in a conference call on speaker.

Everyone else I know keeps in open unless they are firing someone or on conference.

10/12/2010 2:58:23 PM

Order of most recent:

Student: My office is dah couch at home

Internship: My cube was always open

Job: My door was always open while I was there

Online Job/Work from anywhere: I'd shut the door when I was pooping and on my laptop

10/12/2010 3:17:39 PM

keep mine open unless people in the hall are yelling/being obnoxious. then i shut it with force to let them know their actions were not appreciated.

10/12/2010 3:23:14 PM

hey you should come hang out in my pants

10/12/2010 4:17:26 PM

door closed, but i don't work as part of a team, and don't have many people walking near my office so there is no need for it to be opened, but its unlocked so people can walk in if they need me

10/12/2010 4:19:24 PM

Quote :

"I keep it cracked open as not to be a complete recluse and also not to be completely uninviting."

10/12/2010 4:28:30 PM

Quote :

"When I had an office, always open, unless I had to interview a source or meet with a client or vendor. Due to the nature of my work, I have to be as available to collaborate as possible, and open doors contribute to collaboration. I miss having an office. Only VPs here get offices. For everyone else, it's cube life. Makes it very challenging to conduct phone interviews sometimes. So much background chatter."

pretty much the same here but at least i have a corner cube that is pretty big and its right by a set of floot to ceiling windows which is nice

10/12/2010 4:32:16 PM

I keep my door open so the employees in my department can stop in and talk to me (i.e. open door policy). Works well too, most of the employees come and talk to me regularly. The only time I close it is for teleconferences when I've got the phone on speaker or when I'm having a confidential conversation or phone call.

10/12/2010 5:28:18 PM

Usually open, unless:

People on my hall are being too loud when I'm trying to do something important
I have an important phone call, or teleconference
I have an important meeting



I have a need to maintain an open door policy so that others feel comfortable stopping by when they have an issue, or need something. A closed door around my office means "Do not disturb".

10/12/2010 5:36:42 PM

I had mine closed this afternoon because I was watching a downloaded copy of "Up In The Air"

Pretty good

10/12/2010 5:37:44 PM

i keep mine cracked so people know they can bother me if necessary

otherwise, i listen to music or NPR or watch TV while i'm at work and i don't want to disturb anyone else

10/12/2010 5:44:00 PM

I have a cube but I use boxes to build a door for it. It's usually open.

10/12/2010 5:47:58 PM

I keep mine cracked because I stream NPR all day through my speakers and don't want to bother anybody.

10/12/2010 11:09:17 PM

thats very considerate of you, dakota

p.s. Those are two separate clowns

10/13/2010 11:16:03 PM