Or was my colleague out of order?

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Yesterday I was on the phone to my mum as I arrived at work and having a bit of an argument (she can be difficult...). I couldn't finish the conversation outside because I was only just going to make it for 9am and staying outside to talk would have made me late. And it's very difficult to cut her off once she gets going - the only option would have been to literally cut her off, which would have made her really mad. So I was still on the phone as I walked into the office and it was probably clear that we were arguing (although I should note not actually shouting and no swearwords etc.).

Today, the person I share a room with at work suggested I might want to wait outside until I finish my conversations rather than "airing my dirty laundry" in the office - not his actual words but clearly his meaning.

AIBU to be furious that he thinks it is any of his business AT ALL when the conversation did not involve anything more anti-social than some slightly raised voices?

I am so angry that I don't know how I'm going to get through the several meetings I have with him today without saying something

"I'd find it precious of someone to complain about behaviour that wasn't directly affecting them"
But it was directly affecting them. Being forced to be the audience of a family barney is fucking uncomfortable.

YABVU and very unprofessional.

Being forced to be the audience of a family barney is fucking uncomfortable

Really? You and others on this thread must be more more sensitive than me because because the OP's call wouldn't register.

That kind of incident has been the highlight and salvation of my working life and I really wonder at people who are getting upset and prissy about it.

I met someone last week that I'd last worked with 25 years ago and we cried with laughter over memories of workplace dramas and lunacy.

It's what I love about working in offices and whenever I meet my favourite past colleagues we always swap stories about: 'Do you remember when...?' For me it makes life rich and a lot of fun.

Much better than 'head down, no nonsense...'

But that's my opinion. Does anyone really think that's better?

Other people's dramas don't affect me unless they're seriously hampering work. As a manager, I felt that was a more professional attitude to take and I'd prefer my staff to take that rather than come to me to referee.

And someone having a phone-call row with her mum would be certainly by no means my worst workplace experience.

Makes me glad I don't work in an office any more - one person's 'hilarious office banter' is another persons 'annoying interruption when trying to get their job done'.

There is plenty of fun to be had between having to listen to a colleague rowing with a family member and 'head down, no nonsense'. Maybe I was not as invested in my workplace as some on this thread, but I liked to be left alone to get on with what I was supposed to be doing, not dragged into the personal lives of people who couldn't tell when they were being disruptive.

The OP mentioned 9am, therefore I think we have to assume that she does have the kind of job where the exact time on the clock is important