[redbad]

    > I don't take personal calls at my desk. My phone is on 
    > silent at all times when at the office. If I need to 
    > make a call, I step out.
    >
    > Even my desk phone is on silent. It sounds a single beep 
    > when the phone rings.

That's going a bit overboard, but that's fine. Good for you.

    > I would like others to do the same.

That's not really a reasonable request.

[polymatter]

FWIW I agree with buckbova and don't think its overboard in the slightest to ask for personal calls to be made out of the office. Nor do I think it unreasonable for this to be part of the company culture. It happens to be part of how we work in the startup I work at (except the desk phone on silent thing) and I'm not aware of any problems this has caused. So I find your pronouncement that its not "reasonable" to be a bit presumptuous.

[sfronczak]

Agreed. I wish my company was more like that. I don't want to hear you arguing with your wife, making a doctor's appointment to get that lump checked out, or trying to convince your kids to do their homework while you're at the office.