Have you ever been in an office and tried to speak to a reception who is chewing gum? I eat chewing gum and I really like many and various flavors. My issue with chewing gum is the inappropriate timing some of us choose to enjoy it.
I have noticed that many people (women) especially, who work in the front of an office have been chewing gum in a high fashioned kind of way. They will pop it while greeting guests, make loud noises with the gum, and just be so annoying to others while eating their gum! Why? Some 'chewers' have this incessant smacking with the gum with absolutely no consideration for the person they are talking to.
At a particular children's clinic that I have to visit often, the ladies who work at the reception area are ALWAYS chewing gum! They do it in such a disgusting way I want to scream. Oftentimes I have to ask them to repeat what they say to me because I think the gum gave him speech impediment. Also at the dentist (where I go), one of the receptionists would eat gum all the times as if her life depended on it. Today I went to one of the Financial Aid offices at the university I attend and I was so turned off by the person speaking to me. She kept chewing the gum with no discretion and reacted as if she was having a serious battle with the chewing gum because he chewed it with what appeared to be vengeance!
Come on. This is annoying and seems to be obnoxious. Could you please just eat the gum with a little courtesy or try to be a little discrete, especially when working in the front of an office, where you are expected to meet and greet people. Also people working in the front of offices are expected to represent their companies; so... Think about it. By the way, Is there a chewing gum etiquette? If there is, it would worthwhile to post these up in all office area plus distribute to workers.
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