Minutes silence etiquette.

[PurpleGorilla]

Client Co open plan office was silent.

Apart from all the typing and mouse clicks.

My interpretation of a minutes silence is that you STOP WTF you are doing. For 1 minute.

Am I the only one who believes this?

[VectraMan]

Not another bloody minute's silence. What's this one for?

[northernladyuk]

Client Co open plan office was silent.

Apart from all the typing and mouse clicks.

My interpretation of a minutes silence is that you STOP WTF you are doing. For 1 minute.

Am I the only one who believes this?

Is it a billable minute?

[PurpleGorilla]

Not another bloody minute's silence. What's this one for?

Grenfell Tower fire

[SueEllen]

There are too many silences.

The only time I'm actually silent AND still is on 11th November.

[northernladyuk]

There are too many silences.

The only time I'm actually silent AND still is on 11th November.

I don't even much care for that one, but it's hardly a burden to show some respect for those that do.

[OwlHoot]

There are too many silences.

The only time I'm actually silent AND still is on 11th November.

Agree entirely. I mean of course one sympathises with the victims of the fire, and the survivors come to that, but all the same these minute silences are becoming overused and sentimentalized now.

[PurpleGorilla]

Minutes silence etiquette.

these minute silences are becoming overused.

That maybe - but why be silent yet continue to hammer at they keyboard. Why not continue your conversation or make a cup of tea.

Either stay still and silent - or don't bother. Some lame half way house is disrespectful.

[Mordac]

Client Co open plan office was silent.

Apart from all the typing and mouse clicks.

My interpretation of a minutes silence is that you STOP WTF you are doing. For 1 minute.

Am I the only one who believes this?

No. I'm completely with you. Anyone who can't spare a single poxy minute to show respect for a large but as yet unknown number of men, women and children who died in truly awful and horrific circumstances, has their sense of priorities all wrong.

[SueEllen]

That maybe - but why be silent yet continue to hammer at they keyboard. Why not continue your conversation or make a cup of tea.

Either stay still and silent - or don't bother. Some lame half way house is disrespectful.

They probably didn't realise their typing and mouse clicking was so loud.

I was at a self-service till in a local supermarket for the last one - which was last week? - anyway two of the shop assistants had to be told to shut up and the till operators had to be told not scan things due to the beep.