I kept the telephone on the left handed side of the desk but he really wanted me to move the telephone to the right handed side of the computer which would have left me attempting to write notes concerning telephone calls on the computer keyboard. It was something he just couldn't bring himself to let go. Prior to that I had a Director who would come over to the cafeteria table I was sitting at with my collegues and tell me that his way of making lunch sandwiches was highly superior to mine and I ought to do it his way. LOL :-) I might have handled that lunch-micromanaging Director by bringing something other than sandwiches for lunch. If he had tried to micromanage that as well, I would suggest he's in the wrong industry and that he should have been a caterer. It's a bit roundabout, but I would be surprised if he didn't get the point. I know of a manager who cares about things like phone placement. While the substance of the work falls to pieces, his staff runs around reorganizing closets, moving offices, and whatever other superficial whims he has on any given day. It's awe-inspiring (especially if you imagine the Benny Hill theme playing while it happens.) Uh-oh! I like my phone on the right-hand side of my desk -- I'm strongly right-handed and it just feels strange to dial lefty! Of course, I have to hold the phone with my left hand so that