10 Things You're Doing That Are Driving Other People Crazy

We've all had our "That's so annoying...wait! I think I do that!" moments, so we've compiled this list of mini social crimes that we're trying hard not to perpetrate.

By Amy Shearn

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The Inadvertent Conference-Call Radio Show

What does it sound like when you put someone on hold? Do you know? This is not a Zen koan. The answer is...of course not; you've never put yourself on hold.

Us, either. But consider the possibility that when you sneak off a conference call to answer another line, the entire team in Singapore or Cleveland or wherever is being treated to the un-dulcet tones of some Pandora channel or ads from the Egg Board (as we were abashed to learn just last month).

Published on December 12, 2012

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