5 ms·
Surely there are other options your manager and you can look at that fall between having an open floorplan and not having one. Get them to buy you noise cancell
by octodog 7y ago
Surely there are other options your manager and you can look at that fall between having an open floorplan and not having one. Get them to buy you noise cancelling headphones or something.
- loco5niner 7y agoNoise cancelling headphones don't work for this type of work and gave me tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
- abraxas 7y agoVisual noise is as bad as audible noise. What's next, horse blinders?
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoThat's actually been done already: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/10/17/panasonics-wearable-blinkers-concentrate-open-plan-offices-technology/ https://www.dezeen.com/2018/10/17/panasonics-wearable-blinke...
- joncrane 7y agoI have fantasized about draping a thick black curtain around my workstation to try to focus. Do you think that would fly?
- WrtCdEvrydy 7y agoWe had a guy who used his lifted desk to build a little box for himself (out of carboard)
- abraxas 7y agoImprov cubicle... yeah. These are sad times when cubicles are a hallmark of the good old times.
- joncrane 7y agoHow did the management feel about this?
- WrtCdEvrydy 7y agoLet's say 'not well'
- mkl 7y agoWell there was the idea of the third picture here: http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2012/3m-privacy-for-your-eyes-only/ http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2012/3m-privacy-for-your... It's from an ad for a privacy screen filter, but unlike that, it works the other way around too, blocking out the world.
- koreth1 7y agoNoise canceling headphones don't do a good job of canceling the kinds of noise you hear in an office environment, though (conversations, ringtones, people across the room suddenly erupting in loud laughter).
- joyeuse6701 7y agoI work in an open floor plan where managers frequently shout and have long conversations next to me with each other. I use a mix of brain.fm (or similar white noise) and apple AirPods pro. As a combination, they work surprisingly well at blocking out enough noise to let me remain focused on whatever problem. They are indispensable to me now.
- koreth1 7y agoJust be conscious of the effect long-term exposure to constant loud noise can have on your hearing, even if you're able to concentrate. Drowning out loud sound with louder sound is not particularly good for your ears.
- loco5niner 7y agoAgreed. I'm dealing with hearing issues from exactly this type of situation.
- klondike_klive 7y agomynoise.net does a pretty good "busy cafe/restaurant" noise generator with burbling unintelligible voices that drown out conversations. I used it extensively when directing an animation series where the production staff insisted on having Heart FM playing loudly the whole day.