Ringtones in an office environment....

[DizBelle]

Maybe a klaxon is not the best choice for your ringtone in an office environment....

You'd think this would be obvious....

ETA - this person sits about 30 feet from me and it is still very, very loud where I am.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

My wife used to have several coworkers with very inappropriate ringtones. I keep mine on silent at work (even though mine's just Stairway To Heaven)

 

[Lynne M]

Sigh...there's a reason phones have a vibrate feature. I never have the sound on when I'm in the office.

 

[okeydokey]

I don't expect a silent work environment. Hearing someone's phone ring doesn't bother me.

 

[Jennasis]

I don't expect a silent work environment. Hearing someone's phone ring doesn't bother me.

Hearing a ring isn't an issue, but the choice of ring can be. Some songs or sounds are unprofessional and inappropriate.

 

[DizBelle]

I don't expect a silent work environment. Hearing someone's phone ring doesn't bother me.

If the ringtone is a klaxon and it is lound enough for me to wonder if the fire alarm is going off, maybe it's not a good choice.

 

[Straitlover]

I work for a stage agency. We are required to have cellphones on vibrate, no ringing at all.

 

[tvguy]

Well, since most of the phones in my office are company phones, and given than a klaxon is one of the few ringtones pre-loaded, I have to assume someone at a higher pay grade approved that as a ringtone.

 

[ronandannette]

Well, since most of the phones in my office are company phones, and given than a klaxon is one of the few ringtones pre-loaded, I have to assume someone at a higher pay grade approved that as a ringtone.

Dozens of company phones going all at once in my office too. I wish I had a klaxon as a ring-tone choice. Then maybe I could tell when it's mine ringing amongst all the beeps, chimes and banjo music.

 

[DeaverTex]

I don't turn my ring or alert volume all the way up at work, but I don't try to operate on vibrate except during meetings. You can't hear my phone in the next office. And...professional sounding ring tones? I use a clip from Planet Hell by Nightwish for my general ring tone, and Hamster Dance for one of my personalized tones. Professional enough for ya?

 

[Allison]

Well, since most of the phones in my office are company phones, and given than a klaxon is one of the few ringtones pre-loaded, I have to assume someone at a higher pay grade approved that as a ringtone.

I hope no one actually spent time approving a ringtone. We provide cell phones to some people but we aren't checking what the ringtones are on each phone.

 

[dbarker]

I'm an accountant. One of my previous jobs was like working in a library.....no talking, phones must be on vibrate only, etc. The silence drove me batty. We even had one lady that would go and tattle on employees if she caught them talking. It was horrible.

I much prefer a noisy office. It is easier to block it all out that way.

 

[DawnM]

I don't know what klaxon is, but I would think your boss would not allow any loud ring tones.

Maybe a klaxon is not the best choice for your ringtone in an office environment....

You'd think this would be obvious....

ETA - this person sits about 30 feet from me and it is still very, very loud where I am.

 

[Forum Jumper]

There is something about the Godzilla roar that just makes me giggle. I have found that co-workers don't feel the same way.

 

[suzimar57]

my DS has a ringtone that sounds like raindrops

 

[tvguy]

I hope no one actually spent time approving a ringtone. We provide cell phones to some people but we aren't checking what the ringtones are on each phone.

They do, because when you order 30,000 smart phones at a time they custom program them for you..
But corporate discovered they could save 5 cents in licensing fees per ring tone they eliminated from the programming, for a total savings of $1,500 per ring tone over 30,000 phones. My personal old stupid phone came preloaded with 21 ringtones. Our corporate phones have 5. 16 fewer ringtone times $1,500 equals $24,000 in savings on the order. That certainly is worth the 10 minutes it probably took someone at corporate to pick the ringtones.
(They don't monitor if folks download additional ones at their own expense.)

 

[ronandannette]

They do, because when you order 30,000 smart phones at a time they custom program them for you..
But corporate discovered they could save 5 cents in licensing fees per ring tone they eliminated from the programming, for a total savings of $1,500 per ring tone over 30,000 phones. My personal old stupid phone came preloaded with 21 ringtones. Our corporate phones have 5. 16 fewer ringtone times $1,500 equals $24,000 in savings on the order. That certainly is worth the 10 minutes it probably took someone at corporate to pick the ringtones.
(They don't monitor if folks download additional ones at their own expense.)

Aaaah, that is interesting! I recently got a hardware upgrade and most of my ringtones were gone! I especially miss the one I used to call "air-raid siren" which was particularly handy at night during the weeks that I was covering the 24 hr. emergency line. I guess it might also explain why everybody's phones all sound the same. Nothing quite like seeing a group if 7 or 8 people all start "feeling themselves up" for vibrations every time somebody gets a call!

 

[lustergirl]

my cell phone stays on vibrate because it rings a lot. I can't stand that constant ringing. Everyone knows to leave a message and I will get back to them. But it is easier to text me for a faster response.