How do I get my coworker to stop popping my gums?
Make the request light and casual Before you bring this up with the lip-smacking, gum-chewing offender, take some perspective on your request. Recognize that this may be a tricky conversation, but it should not be an aggressive or mean one. You are asking someone to change their behavior for you.
Why can’t I chew gum at work?
It Is Considered Disrespectful. Your business partners and customers will usually have high expectations want 100% focus and commitment from the brand (and its employees). When employees interacting with such customers chew gum, it makes them wonder whether they’re really listening.
Is chewing gum at work rude?
Mind your manners. Chewing gum is not inappropriate at work – unless you’re doing it loudly, with your mouth open and you’re popping bubbles in your coworkers’ faces. If you’re quietly chewing a piece of gum after lunch or for a minty-fresh pick up in the afternoon, you’re not going to get fired for doing so.
Should waiters chew gum?
Chewing gum, especially snapping or popping it, or having an open mouth while chewing is considered a huge “no-no” in most work environments.
Is popping gum unprofessional?
The short answer is that it is appropriate to chew gum on the job, as long as you do it quietly. It is not appropriate, however, to pop bubbles, make smacking sounds or other unseemly noises that disturb others. That kind of gum-chewing is no different than eating food with your mouth open.
What is popping gum?
Snapping gum makes a sound similar to popping a bubble, but keeps the gum inside your mouth. There are a couple different ways to make this noise. Once you’ve found one that works well for you, you can practice snapping the gum repeatedly while you chew.
Why is chewing gum considered rude?
DON’T CHEW GUM THEN! Loud chewing is distracting, gross, and makes you look sloppy, regardless of how nice the rest of you looks. Loud chewing is distracting, gross, and makes you look sloppy, regardless of how nice the rest of you looks.
Is popping gum rude?
What is the biggest bubble gum ever blown?
The largest bubble gum bubble ever blown was 50.8 centimeters (20 inches) in diamter. Chad Fell of Haleyville, Alabama blew the bubble with three pieces of Dubble Bubble on April 24, 2004 at Double Springs High School in Winston County, Alabama.
How do I pop my gum?
Form the gum into a bubble. Stick your tongue through the disk without breaking it, then withdraw your tongue and clamp the edges together to make a sealed air bubble. Chew to pop this bubble and make a snapping noise. Blowing into the bubble as you pull out your tongue might help.
How do I get my coworker to stop popping her gum?
Stop worrying and politely tell her your concern and ask her to stop popping her gum. Besides, have we forgotten our manners of not talking with our mouths full, or chewing so loudly that we can hear it across the table. You are not little children and this is a work environment.
Is it OK to chew gum on the job?
The short answer is that it is appropriate to chew gum on the job, as long as you do it quietly. It is not appropriate, however, to pop bubbles, make smacking sounds or other unseemly noises that disturb others. That kind of gum-chewing is no different than eating food with your mouth open.
Why do I get so annoyed by gum popping?
Being “annoyed” by gum popping can be attributed to misophonia. I have it for that particular noise, and it creates a great deal of stress. It only takes one pop to raise my blood pressure.
How do you politely tell a girl that she pops her gum?
It’s possible that she’s not even aware that she’s popping her gum! I would approach it in a polite manner, saying something like, “You may not be aware of this, but you often pop your gum. It’s pretty loud – I just wanted to let you know.”