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You are not part of the conversation

And you can not become part of the conversation, which would not be the case if the language was the native one.

Very rude and exclusionary.

Do you expect to be part of every conversation that you eavesdrop in the office?

No, but I expect a reasonable politeness.

Usefully overhearing and jumping into other people's conversations is the one upside to an open office workspace. If you're not going to have even that, it's utterly pointless drudgery to be made to work in one.

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