Gives a very entitled vibe if your to buzy/lazy to recruit your self you have to take whats on offer.
You may not have meant this way but that doesn't give a good vibe for those who might want to come and work for you.
Grammar... rage... rising...
And why should it make the employee uncomfortable its just business as unusual. Unless the employer has been known to retaliate in some way.
I guess this means that it is impossible for a developer to have a conversation on the phone that is not announced to and/or overheard by everyone in the office? I can see how that would make a developer uncomfortable, but it's not really a selling point for working at that company.
I also have to wonder - do managers at this company have private offices where they can have private phone conversations?