Inappropriate conversation in gym changing rooms

[sunshinelover69]

Was in the gym changing rooms at lunchtime and there's a woman having a very loud phone conversation where she's clearly giving one of her team a severe bollocking. This goes on for all the time I'm in the shower (and yes, I can hear her above the shower. That's how loud she's being). I come out of the shower and start getting dressed by which time she's finished that call and then phoned someone else, presumably a colleague, to bitch about the person she's just been giving a bollocking to. I mean, is it me or is this wildly inappropriate? Save it for when you get home/to the office and you can make your phone calls in private.

YANBU. Arseholes everywhere.

Not ideal but you're not hurt or being threatened. Don't worry about it.

@glimpsing

Not ideal but you're not hurt or being threatened. Don't worry about it.

It just confuses me why anyone would think this is ok.

It’s really inappropriate and unprofessional but I personally would have enjoyed the drama

I wouldn’t really give this a second thought. I doubt I’d know any of the people involved.

Not ok at all, but there are loads of fuckwits out there.

Unprofessional, yes.

It just confuses me why anyone would think this is ok

People just get caught up in stuff, I expect. But you don't need to understand. If you're ok, you're ok. No harm done.

Unprofessional and incredibly dense not to realise talking loudly on your phone in public areas is really inconsiderate

Clearly she thinks she is the most important person in the universe.

It just confuses me why anyone would think this is ok.

There are some self-centred twat-faced arseholes about who don't even stop to consider if things are OK.

Wow - I think that would be a disciplinary offence if it happened at our work, if anyone found out.

I love hearing a juicy phone call

It does sound very unprofessional. Did she give away any details about where she works? If so, then that is especially bad. She sounds like a total loudmouth.

A few weeks ago I was in Boots chemist and a manager was telling off the sales assistant in quite a loud voice for things that hadn't been done the night before right beside me. I felt awful for the sales assistant, it must have been humiliating out on the shop floor where customers would hear. She should have spoke to her in the back of the shop. That woman today should have had that phone conversation somewhere private, for all she knew there could have been someone from her work nearby who heard it all.

Very unprofessional of her.

She didn't give any details away about where she worked. But if I had a manager speaking to me the way she spoke I would be calling HR.

Once I was on a crowded train where the entire carriage had to listen while a man talked loudly on his mobile about his father's funeral, "When can my sister come and view the body?" etc. I can still remember the expressions on everyone's faces, aghast that anyone cold be so crass as to make such a call in a public place

I'm old enough to remember life before mobiles and am constantly amazed by what people now choose to share in public. Apparently the rest of us are meant to not listen. This is just a bit of an extreme that's all.

I sat on a packed commuter train and listened to the bloke opposite me on his mobile clearly being told to tell his wife about his affair! He was saying things like “I am going to tell her I promise you”, then the person on the other end was saying something then he’d continue with “I know but I have to choose the right time” “I will tell her” “i do want to be with you”. After a while I think he realised everyone within earshot was listening and he lowered his voice 😊

To be honest in these cases I am more concerned about them having a phone when I am in the shower or dressing! I think phones should not be allowed in changing rooms. It always make me wonder if they have the camera on and pretend to talk. I also hate the phone in the gym itself!
And, yes, who would choose to work at their gym time!? Crazy, and more so if it is for a bollocking.

There used to be one young girl in the gym who would run on the treadmill and have a phone conversation with her mates the entire time. Used to give me the absolute rage. She always managed to be on the treadmill next to mine. If you can talk, you're not running fast enough.

LOL at the affair convo on the train. You get some corkers on train journeys.

@MushMonster

To be honest in these cases I am more concerned about them having a phone when I am in the shower or dressing! I think phones should not be allowed in changing rooms. It always make me wonder if they have the camera on and pretend to talk. I also hate the phone in the gym itself! And, yes, who would choose to work at their gym time!? Crazy, and more so if it is for a bollocking.

Technically they aren’t allowed in the changing g room at our gym, there are signs up to this effect but nobody takes any notice.

Inappropriate, and not just socially awkward/embarrassing - it would've violated conduct policy for managers in several places I've worked.

But a lot of people seem to be able to ignore the fact that they're in public and just get on with anything and everything. When I used to commute by train, I once overheard an entire interview, including hiring and salary negotiation, of a housekeeper/cleaner over mobile. During the conversation, the interviewer clearly stated both (1) the street address of the house and (2) where to find the key that was cleverly hidden near the front door...

Presumably the woman and her victim on the phone are strangers to you. Enjoy the drama as has been said, its a bit like mumsnet people come on here to bitch about others.

re odd (aka dangerous) places for using mobile - I was waiting for dh to fuel the car & immediately in front of us was a youngish man who was filling his car & texting at the same time with his other hand immediately in front of those signs which show no mobiles...

It's almost as if she wanted people to overhear. As if she's even proud of herself, feeling big. Any normal person would have quickly got changed and gone outside to make the call. And any normal person wouldn't feel the need to shout or be rude to a colleague and works find a more professional way to address any issues. YANBU