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Re:My failed attempt at using a closet as an office by taneq on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @07:25PM (#38715574)
When I started working from home in earnest, I had to be really strict with the rest of the family about bursting into my office. They had to knock, then wait for permission to enter, and only then were they allowed to open the door. If they just barged in then they would be asked to leave. It took months to get them used to this idea.

It might sound unnecessarily pompous but really it’s just enforcing some basic courtesy.

Re:My failed attempt at using a closet as an office by cxr on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @07:40PM (#38715704)
> It might sound unnecessarily pompous

It doesn't. That you included this disclaimer, though, sounds like it's from someone who had to deal with an unreasonable amount of friction e.g. in the form of unfulfilled promises and perhaps even attempts by loved ones to change the subject when confronting them about everybody's obligation to follow through when they agree to something.

Re:My failed attempt at using a closet as an office by vinc on Thursday December 21, 2023 @02:32AM (#38717976)
Indeed, you could be in a meeting with a headphone and they would have no way to know if it's okay to enter the room without that.