Your Ringtone Is Driving Me Crazy!
Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe debate the question: Is it OKto ask a colleague to put his phone on vibrate or change his ringtone?
Posted Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at 1:09 PM
This week, Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe discuss the etiquette of confronting a co-worker about his distracting ringtone. Listen to Episode 32 using the audio player below or by opening this player in a new tab.
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