{"id":13271,"date":"2014-06-20T08:33:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T14:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=13271"},"modified":"2015-07-07T16:56:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T22:56:02","slug":"five-things-not-to-do-in-your-cubicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/five-things-not-to-do-in-your-cubicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things Not to Do in Your Cubicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nostalgic employees love to complain about today&#8217;s casual workers and their complete lack of respect. If you&#8217;re engaging in one of the following obnoxious cubicle activities, have some compassion for your coworkers and cut it out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Taking Selfies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13272\" alt=\"What to NOT do in your cubicle- #1 Office Selfie \" src=\"\/blog\/media\/office-selfie.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/office-selfie.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/office-selfie-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/office-selfie-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everybody loves a good selfie, but the office might not be the best setting for your photography masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t resist the urge to pose for the camera, at least wait until you can capture an oh-so-classy mirror selfie in the office bathroom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Make Out With Your Hot Coworker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13275\" alt=\"What to NOT do in your cubicle- #4 Kissing Your Hot coworker \" src=\"\/blog\/media\/kissing-coworker.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/kissing-coworker.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/kissing-coworker-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/kissing-coworker-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/kissing-coworker-350x228.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sure, that guy from IT is attractive, but this isn&#8217;t a college bar &#8212; you don&#8217;t <em>need<\/em> to swap spit at this very moment.<\/p>\n<p>The office hookup may be every bored worker&#8217;s fantasy, but you&#8217;re better off waiting until you&#8217;ve climbed the corporate ladder and scored a room with a door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Air Out Your Stinky Feet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13273\" alt=\"What to NOT do in your cubicle- #2 Feet on Desk\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/feet-on-desk.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/feet-on-desk.png 420w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/feet-on-desk-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/feet-on-desk-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/feet-on-desk-350x271.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>Your feet are aching after that much-needed Starbucks run. Perhaps you should have considered the possibility of sore tootsies <em>before<\/em> you decided to wear stilettos to work. As uncomfortable as your feet may currently be, you&#8217;ll make your work neighbors even more uncomfortable if you decide to slip off your shoes.<\/p>\n<p>You may be blissfully unaware of the rancid stench of your bare feet, but you&#8217;re coworkers aren&#8217;t as fortunate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Clip Your Nails<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13274\" alt=\"What to NOT do in your cubicle- #3 Clipping Nails\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/clipping-nails-at-desk-meme.png\" width=\"457\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/clipping-nails-at-desk-meme.png 457w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/clipping-nails-at-desk-meme-150x125.png 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/clipping-nails-at-desk-meme-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/clipping-nails-at-desk-meme-350x293.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Personal hygiene is a wonderful thing, particularly when you spend the majority of your time in an office environment. However, there is a time and a place for grooming and your cubicle is definitely not ideal. The sound of that nail clipper is sure to drive your coworkers bonkers. They&#8217;ll be similarly unimpressed with your dedication to dental hygiene if you insist on flossing at your desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Take A Nap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W__qCFWi1KA\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Remember George Costanza&#8217;s specially designed napping desk on <em>Seinfeld<\/em>? If you don&#8217;t possess one of these beauties (not to mention, a private office), you probably better down an extra coffee and return your focus to marketing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/\">business promotions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These are things not to do in your cubicle: live and die by them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/animalzfun.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/Funny-Cute-Animals-Kissing.html\" target=\"_blank\">[photo 1 via]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/greener3313.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/family-fun-friends-football-food.html\" target=\"_blank\">[photo 2 via]\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adaringadventure.com\/life-coaching\/does-my-length-scare-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">[photo 3 via]\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/imgflip.com\/i\/3xnt2\" target=\"_blank\">[photo 4 via]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nostalgic employees love to complain about today&#8217;s casual workers and their complete lack of respect. If you&#8217;re engaging in one<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-office-fun"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13271"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13307,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13271\/revisions\/13307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}