Question

You own a small new- and used-book store and café with free wireless Internet access. You enjoy the calm, quiet atmosphere of your store and like that your customers choose your store to conduct business, socialize with friends, or just enjoy a good book and a cup of coffee. Increasingly, many customers are talking on their cell phones-very loudly and in places where they shouldn't be. They hold up the order line by talking orn the phone when they should be talking to the cashier. They disrupt others who are enjoying the quiet atmosphere to work or read. Sure, customers who are working on the computer may need to talk on the phone, but must these customers be so loud and disruptive that those across the room who are trying to read can hear their conversations? Many customers have actually complained. You want to make these customers happy but not at the expense of making your cell phone users unhappy. Write a cell phone use policy to post in your store -- a negative announcement regarding limiting cell phone use. Use the guidelines for writing indirect negative announcements.

Answer 1

Cell Phone use policy:

Statement - In an effort to maintain the basic hygiene of the environment for customers, it is the policy of the organization to limit the use of cell phones and other communication devices to some extent. It should not affect the other customers availing the services.

Guidelines:

1. Employees should not be using cell phones while serving or taking orders, personal calls should be avoided while working.

2. Customers are requested to maintain the basic hygiene of the environment while taking calls, we understand the importance of the calls and we request to maintain the sound levels as there are other customers too, trying to have a good time.

Responsibility:

The customers and employees are responsible for understanding the policy and it is expected that the same will be maintained or followed.