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Capturing the Disappearing Sounds of the Workplace
- _ZeD_ 5y agobut why? seriously, all I want is to forget that kind of sound.
- Hydraulix989 5y agoIt will be gone before you realize we should have preserved it.
- srswtf123 5y agoI once worked in an open office where testing and editing ringtones was the business. No sound studios, no headphones even! The straw that broke the camels back, for me, was Gilbert Gottfried’s ringtones. All day long for what seemed like eternity, but was only weeks. Perhaps some common office sounds should be recorded for perpetuity; many, if not most, should be nuked from orbit.
- bigbillheck 5y agoI'm not really going to miss it at all, but preservation is preservation.
- WesolyKubeczek 5y agoI’d like to have a comparison of workspace ambience as decades flow by. The difference between 1970s office and 1990s and now. That kind of thing. Would make a nice movie.
- rootusrootus 5y agoMy current workplace is so quiet. Even when they went to an open layout. Sometimes you hear keyboards, or quiet conversations. Not too intrusive, when I need to really get in the zone I throw on headphones with music anyway, just like I do at home.
- lostlogin 5y agoThe MRI had me smiling - patients get earplugs and earmuffs and the rooms are heavily sound insulated. No one ever wanted that noise.
- walshemj 5y agoHaving been though a few MRI scanners I agree. For those that haven't had an MRI it a very loud grinding sound and quite claustrophobic.
- hereforphone 5y agoCorporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment.
- whatshisface 5y agoLoud chewing.
- anthropodie 5y agoWhy are we romanticizing work at office? Work from home works. It works far effectively than many people would like to admit. I think people who love work from office are also the ones who were in favor of open office plans. When open offices happened, we the ones who did not like open offices adapted as per your requirements. I guess now it's your turn to adapt? I want to know what decides which side you are on perhaps introversion and extroversion traits? I am Introvert. Thoughts?
- Forge36 5y agoMaybe it'll make for good television in 10 years?
- darrylb42 5y agoPeople in favor of returning to the office either have private offices at work, or small apartments with no AC. Ironically the person who favors in office the most does so much travel they are never really in the office anyway.
- rootusrootus 5y agoI have a 3000sf house with one 150sf room dedicated to working from home, air conditioning, and a solid Internet connection. My desk at work is a 6 foot surface in a wide open room with 20 other people. I can see the upside of going back into the office. It will be especially appealing once my kids are back to in-person school and my wife starts going to her office. The only thing that actually isn't appealing is the 14 mile drive to get there.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago> People in favor of returning to the office either have private offices at work, or small apartments with no AC. Children. Consistently I have noted that people who like going to the office, and work in general for that matter, almost always have children.
- CRConrad 5y ago