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I don't care about people coming up to talk to me. It usually means they have something they need help with or an answer to. What bothers me is the noise, and n
by mmanfrin 10y ago
I don't care about people coming up to talk to me. It usually means they have something they need help with or an answer to. What bothers me is the noise, and no noise cancellation set of headsets work because they block out white noise but not people talking. In fact, noise cancellation headphones tend to enhance voices, since there is no background noise to dull it.
Lights don't solve this. Hats don't solve this. Walls and space solve this.
- prodigal_erik 10y agoI care a lot about people talking to me. When it happens stochastically a dozen times in a day, that day is completely destroyed for writing code. It needs to be batched when it's not an emergency.
- brokenmachine 10y agoI code also, but a few random conversations is not going to ruin my whole day's work. It's the constant, unrelenting, distracting chatter and noise that stops me from getting any work done.
- pawelwentpawel 10y agoI've got beats in-ear headphones. They manage to block out enough noise for me not to unwillingly listen to someone else's conversation. How many consecutive hours can you wear headphones though? I don't think that having something stuck in your ear for 40+ hours a week brings any health benefits.
- loco5niner 10y agoFor me, it brought on tinnitus....
- maxxxxx 10y agoYes, it's the noise. I am happy to be interrupted by someone to discuss something relevant. But I don't like the noise of other people's discussions. I also don't want to wear headphones the whole day. Having a window to look outside is also very nice. It seems that execs know this and make sure their meeting rooms and offices have windows.