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(Disclosure: FB employee) Most of the problems about overhearing conversations, etc, can be dealt with by a nice pair of headphones. Here, it's universally acc
by United857 10y ago
(Disclosure: FB employee)
Most of the problems about overhearing conversations, etc, can be dealt with by a nice pair of headphones. Here, it's universally accepted as the 'do not disturb' signal.
- renaudg 10y agoand the company pays for them (former FB employee)
- kzisme 10y agoSince you're a former employee - did your departure have anything to do with the office space?
- boardwaalk 10y agoIf the employer provides super comfortable noise-cancelling headphones I would agree. Personally, listening to music all day gives me a headache and podcasts are too distracting. And I don't need these headphones for anything else (otherwise, I'd already have a pair!) I wonder what would come of it if I requested some.
- new_hackers 10y agoI have over-the-ear comfy headphones that I wear. Lots of time I don't have music playing.
- TheOneTrueKyle 10y agoI am wondering if this is the divide. I personally do not mind open spaces because I have headphones. I find that I can work anywhere so long as I have wifi, my laptop and a pair of headphones. But I have also been wearing headphones most of my life to drown out the noises of my environment (and sadly the sounds of domestic abuse growing up). So I'm curious if people who hate open spaces had greater control of their environment growing up. I didn't and adapted. Maybe I'm reaching here, but curious of other's opinion on this take.
- electrum 10y agoThere are several types of headphones in the free IT vending machines: http://fortune.com/2011/07/06/facebooks-vending-machines-a-coke-or-a-keyboard/ http://fortune.com/2011/07/06/facebooks-vending-machines-a-c... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAjChZ3gyps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAjChZ3gyps
- maxxxxx 10y agoMaybe I am difficult but I simply don't want to have to wear headphones the whole day.
- webvictim 10y agoIt's a total first world problem, but none of the headphones that FB provides in the vending machines are actually noise cancelling. There are Sennheiser HD 280s (huge over-ear headphones, quite comfortable, good sound quality and do deaden surrounding noise a little), Apple Earbuds (meh) and a seemingly easily-breakable Klipsch in-ear set that I can't remember the model number of. The headphones are very reasonable for what they do (and of course, they're free to you, so even better) but in terms of actual noise cancelling you'd have to buy your own. Of course, FB pays developers well so spending $300 on a set of Bose QCs is no problem at all, but a lot of people don't bother or see the point when there are free sets in the vending machines.
- largote 10y agoActive noise cancelling is far better at drowning out constant background noise than changing sounds like conversations.
- mightykan 10y agoThis is absolutely not a solution if you have tinnitus or a hearing damage or both. Also this is an insane workaround. Think about what you’re suggesting: the environment that you’re working in, the place where you go to, intentionally, to focus and concentrate, is so filled with undesired and irrelevant noise, that in order to get your work done, you need to tune it out with headphones. How does that make sense? These companies are constantly in search of the smartest people and yet they think they can get away with such obviously illogical lines. They have people who are best at identifying and fixing corner cases in very complex systems and yet they want these employees to ignore this completely illogical line of thinking? This is insulting and annoying.
- qohen 10y agoThis is absolutely not a solution if you have tinnitus or a hearing damage or both. Arguendo, one could wear headphones without them being plugged in, strictly for signalling purposes, if it were necessary.
- Illotus 10y agoSo how does that work agains overhearing conversations etc.?
- dx034 10y agoSome studio headphones have excellent passive noise cancelling. They're designed to avoid sound leaking through so they basically shut out most noises even if they're plugged off. Look at DT 770 as an example. Which also means you can use them on a very low level so that they don't cause hearing problems if used for long time.
- mizchief2 10y agoYou would think. For me it seems every time I put them on some asshole wanders up and starts talking to me as if I can hear a single word they are saying.
- kzisme 10y agoWhat kind of headphones do you recommend?
- eosrei 10y agoNot OP, but I still recommend my now old: https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Cancelling-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B0054JJ0QW/ https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Cancelling-Disconti...
- 20years 10y agoWhat about all of the visual distractions? People walking by, mingling, etc. Headphones don't solve that.
- abecedarius 10y agoIndeed. I suspect people differ widely in how distracting they find those things -- else it'd baffle me why headphones keep getting brought up.
- qznc 10y agoFacebook is promoting VR goggles ...
- redwards510 10y agoIf you have to wear a pair of noise blocking headphones all day at your workplace so you aren't distracted, maybe your workplace isn't ideal.
- qntty 10y agoAre you always listening to music when you wear headphones? Or do you use noise-cancelling headphones only for their noise-cancelling, to create silence?
- freshflowers 10y agoWhich by far doesn't solve all problems, and subsequently creates a ton of new problems. How about just an appropriate workplace for the job, like 99% of all other jobs, even some of the lowest paid ones? Have a bit of self respect and respect for your craft.
- chatmasta 10y agoHe's wired in!
- draw_down 10y agoYeah, a lot of people think to seem that is satisfactory! For me, no thanks.
- serge2k 10y agoI don't like wearing headphones all day. That's a stupid solution to a problem created by stupidity in the first place.
- mguillemot 10y agoI have tinnitus and headphones (especially noise-cancelling ones) are living hell to me.