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If you work in an open office or share a workspace your co-workers will hate you. No one wants to listen to machine gun fire while your neighbor types animate

by ProAm 8y ago

If you work in an open office or share a workspace your co-workers will hate you. No one wants to listen to machine gun fire while your neighbor types animated gifs into slack.

deathanatos 8y ago
I own a mechanical keyboard, and I have the displeasure of working in an open office space. Two things: 1. The keyboard really isn't that loud. I've used this keyboard for well over a year, and have yet to have had any complaints about the noise; compared to other noise sources (any conversation, the jackhammers outside my office, occasional city noises), the keyboard is quieter. It's also the sort of "noise" in my opinion that is easy to tune out, as opposed to stuff with signal, like nearby conversations/meetings. 2. Hate towards such owners is misdirected. The problem is the open office layout, not the keyboard. Now, I also have quieter switches (Cherry MX Browns, I think).
- ProAm 8y ago
  I'm not sure if that's true. Yes open offices are horrible. Even offices with cubicles (semi-open), or offices where the doors are open. I have several neighbors who built their own keyboards or bought mechanical ones and it drives me crazy. They are loud and distracting. But Ive never mentioned it to them. Why? It's a pointless disagreement in the workplace. One of those pick your battles scenarios, so even though you've had no complaints doesn't mean it's not an issue.
flogic 8y ago
You can make a mechanical keyboards significantly quieter. Most of the noise isn't actually from the switches themselves but rather from the impact of the keys bottoming out into hard plastic. So a set or 2 of o-rings on the keys will really cut down on the noise. When I get around to constructing my next custom. I'm going to use non-clicky switches with a thick acrylic plate and of course a set of o-rings. In theory, it should be very office acceptable.
etu 8y ago
This is just a toxic non-constructive myth about mecanical keyboards. Not all switches are like Model F's [1]. I have an ErgoDox Infinity with a switch called Matias Quiet Click (MQC). And nobody in the open space has ever complained about it. 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F291BxffYIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F291BxffYIA
mnm1 8y ago
That's an argument against open offices and other such setups. Mechanical keyboards are much more ergonomic and can prevent or reduce RSI from typing. I'm can't type on anything else because of my RSI. They can be understanding or they can go fuck themselves. At this point I couldn't give a fuck. My health is simply more important.

by ProAm 8y ago

If you work in an open office or share a workspace your co-workers will hate you. No one wants to listen to machine gun fire while your neighbor types animated gifs into slack.

deathanatos 8y ago

I own a mechanical keyboard, and I have the displeasure of working in an open office space. Two things: 1. The keyboard really isn't that loud. I've used this keyboard for well over a year, and have yet to have had any complaints about the noise; compared to other noise sources (any conversation, the jackhammers outside my office, occasional city noises), the keyboard is quieter. It's also the sort of "noise" in my opinion that is easy to tune out, as opposed to stuff with signal, like nearby conversations/meetings. 2. Hate towards such owners is misdirected. The problem is the open office layout, not the keyboard. Now, I also have quieter switches (Cherry MX Browns, I think).

ProAm 8y ago
I'm not sure if that's true. Yes open offices are horrible. Even offices with cubicles (semi-open), or offices where the doors are open. I have several neighbors who built their own keyboards or bought mechanical ones and it drives me crazy. They are loud and distracting. But Ive never mentioned it to them. Why? It's a pointless disagreement in the workplace. One of those pick your battles scenarios, so even though you've had no complaints doesn't mean it's not an issue.

flogic 8y ago

You can make a mechanical keyboards significantly quieter. Most of the noise isn't actually from the switches themselves but rather from the impact of the keys bottoming out into hard plastic. So a set or 2 of o-rings on the keys will really cut down on the noise. When I get around to constructing my next custom. I'm going to use non-clicky switches with a thick acrylic plate and of course a set of o-rings. In theory, it should be very office acceptable.

etu 8y ago

This is just a toxic non-constructive myth about mecanical keyboards. Not all switches are like Model F's [1]. I have an ErgoDox Infinity with a switch called Matias Quiet Click (MQC). And nobody in the open space has ever complained about it. 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F291BxffYIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F291BxffYIA

mnm1 8y ago

That's an argument against open offices and other such setups. Mechanical keyboards are much more ergonomic and can prevent or reduce RSI from typing. I'm can't type on anything else because of my RSI. They can be understanding or they can go fuck themselves. At this point I couldn't give a fuck. My health is simply more important.