Many workplaces prohibit the use of cellular phones. They typically require the employees turn off the devices. However most of the employees prefer to silence their phones. I've learned there is a difference between silencing the ringer and media volumes. Before I learned this valuable lesson, in one of my previous workplaces I simply silenced the ringer, leaving the media volume at it's highest level. I use my Pandora app on a daily basis and have it on my home screen. I had my phone in my pocket and one of my old supervisors came to my desk and asked me to come with him to another associates desk. While we walked down the quiet corridor I put my hand in my pocket and accidentally enabled Pandora. It was set on one of my favorite stations - The Godfather of Soul James Brown. As we walked down the quiet corridor, to my dismay and quite loudly 'Sex Machine' began playing. The surprised supervisor looked at me, I quickly took my phone out of my pocket and fumbled trying to turn it off. The supervisor giggled while watching me trying to stifle the inappropriate golden oldie. After I turned it off, I looked at him and said, 'Do you still want me to give that seminar about appropriate conduct in the workplace?' The supervisor began laughing and shaking his head.
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