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I would really encourage you to move on the interviewing as soon as you can. I was in your position, desperately unhappy with the working conditions, and now I'
by northwest65 9y ago
I would really encourage you to move on the interviewing as soon as you can. I was in your position, desperately unhappy with the working conditions, and now I'm in a small quiet office with 4 to 5 other people and I have never been happier in my work.
In the meantime, get yourself a set of Bose Quiet Comfort 35s. An absolutely life changing piece of equipment for me at least. If nothing else you will comfortable enjoy the movies on the next flight you catch instead of having to crank the volume to the maximum to barely hear it over the constant background roar of the engines.
- curun1r 9y ago> get yourself a set of Bose Quiet Comfort 35s That's only if you like to listen to music while you work. If you just want quiet, get yourself a pair of the earmuffs that the airport ground crews wear out on the tarmac. I had a coworker who wore those and the only real downside was that he'd get horribly startled when people were trying to get his attention because they'd have to come up and touch him on the shoulder. Even basically yelling in the vicinity of his ears, he'd have no idea people were right behind him.
- vbuwivbiu 9y agothat's if you can tolerate having hot earmuffs pressing on your head all day, which I cannot. It hurts and gives me earache.
- emj 9y agoThat depends on the model for me, some work good others do not. But I don't know about daily use I've only worn them for two days max.
- tome 9y agoPerhaps suggest he strategically places a mirror on his desk.
- regularfry 9y agorainymood.com (and equivalents) is perfect if you just want something to swamp out your surroundings without being a distraction.
- noxToken 9y agoCan't you just use a pair of noise-canceling cans without piping audio through them? Is there a drawback to turning on the noise-canceling feature without coming through the speakers? It won't be completely quiet (on basic models), but it is probably comfortably quiet for most.
- jnwatson 9y agoI have some, and I don't listen to music 90% of the time. Just the noise cancelling on is extremely effective.
- _Codemonkeyism 9y agoAs CTO had limited impact on floorplan, bought $350 Bose for everyone in tech, got in trouble with CFO but wasn't fired ;-)
- Sodman 9y agoI have an older noise-cancelling model, the QC 15s, and they do a decent job at noise cancelling even without music. I listen to https://www.brain.fm/ https://www.brain.fm/ (paid, but lifetime license is cheap) at a low volume to drown out any remaining noise. It's consistent background "white" noise that drowns out even the loudest co-workers. Wear them for 6-10 hours / day, best productivity investment I've ever made.
- gaius 9y agoAre they robust enough for everyday use? The Sony equivalent is plagued with problems I've read in reviews.
- AlphaSite 9y agoYes.
- gaius 9y agoThanks
- _Codemonkeyism 9y agoYes.
- gaius 9y agoCheers
- blub 9y agoBose headphones spy on listeners: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bose-lawsuit-idUSKBN17L2BT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bose-lawsuit-idUSKBN17L2B...
- alphadevx 9y agoThe app does, not the headphones itself.
- majewsky 9y agoOnly the new ones. I have the previous model (Quiet Comfort 25), and they're really nice and dumb. Only a 3.5 jack and a battery compartment, no other interfaces.
- raverbashing 9y agoIt's a good reminder for those "I prefer BT to wired headphones"
- icebraining 9y agoNo, it's not. BT used with the standard protocols is fine. It's a reminder not to install stupid "apps" when there's absolutely no need for them.