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Inappropriate Behavior
Inappropriate behavior is the least offensive of the disruptive behaviors and is often seen as the way a person “broadcasts” him or herself. People who display these types of behaviors are typically mindful of what constitutes “proper” conduct, but they choose to ignore the limits of acceptability when in the presence of others.
Specific Actions Associated with Inappropriate Behavior
Examples of behavior that indicate inappropriate conduct include:
- Rude, loud, and off-colored remarks
- Inappropriate or degrading jokes
- Brushing or touching someone in inappropriate ways and passing it off as an accident
- Posting personal effects (post-it notes, pictures, etc.) in their own work space that could be perceived as strange or threatening
- Swearing in public
- Shouting out loud but not targeted at someone
- Exhibiting presumably uncontrollable mood swings in front of the group
- Publicly displaying “gross,” undignified (but not illegal) behavior
