Yes - they're inappropriate for open offices and there's a very good chance that you're bothering someone. Best way to handle this is communicate. Last office

Yes - they're inappropriate for open offices and there's a very good chance that you're bothering someone. Best way to handle this is communicate. Last office mate I had asked if he could bring his in, and since it was something that's never bothered me I was totally fine with it... I brought mine in shortly after ;) The dampening rings don't help much either.