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I think this is an overreaction. It was likely as simple as hanging up and calling again, if it bothered you so much. Or did you consider providing some polite

I think this is an overreaction. It was likely as simple as hanging up and calling again, if it bothered you so much. Or did you consider providing some polite feedback that the background noise was distracting you, I have had people buy headphones advertised as noise canceling and assume they work well but only realize they didn't until pointed out to them. Or did you even consider that she might work from an office and just had an off day - had a malfunctioning headset for the day or had a sick kid at home and so opted to work remotely for the day. Also, is this even about working from home? I have worked in multiple offices which had open layouts and other meetings/conversations going on in desks around me and very distracting too. Personally, imho, I work remotely and have a quiet room to myself but I also understand that other people I work with have lives too, and if it really bothers me I just tell them that politely, if you are courteous then its likely most people are going to be to you too, and do what they can to help. It makes me wonder if you have already made up your mind about the person you spoke to and about work from home and are finding reasons to justify it.

unsupp0rted 3y ago
What was an overreaction? I ignored it and got on with the task. My reaction was to comment about it later under a post on Hacker News about WFH.
- jvaseniselv 3y ago
  What you ignored was a confrontation but made assumptions and judgements about the person, their work, and their ability to work from home and concluded the issue was with working from home, without providing feedback or attempting to learn more about the situation, and then complained on the internet. How would you like it if your work performance/feedback was handled this way? IMHO, I don't think that's a very professional way to handle a work issue/relationship. I would have been more sympathetic to your issue if you had made an attempt to provide feedback or tried to resolve your problem, and if the other party failed to help.
  - unsupp0rted 3y ago
    What assumptions did I make, other than that if they can hear a toddler and a cartoon in the room, and if their job is phone calls, then they should take care that this isn’t distracting on phone calls? I don’t have a relationship with them- they’re one agent of a handful, whom I’m obligated by my client to call a couple times a year. I’m not in a position to give feedback on their work performance. Nobody needs me to have a confrontation with them. I’m not their coworker, boss or direct customer. This is a HN post about WFH and I’ve shared an anecdote about somebody’s toddler babbling during our work call. I admit mine is an unpopular opinion- we’re supposed to celebrate parents who work so hard to balance their duties with their entirely elective decision to have children.

unsupp0rted 3y ago

What was an overreaction? I ignored it and got on with the task. My reaction was to comment about it later under a post on Hacker News about WFH.

jvaseniselv 3y ago
What you ignored was a confrontation but made assumptions and judgements about the person, their work, and their ability to work from home and concluded the issue was with working from home, without providing feedback or attempting to learn more about the situation, and then complained on the internet. How would you like it if your work performance/feedback was handled this way? IMHO, I don't think that's a very professional way to handle a work issue/relationship. I would have been more sympathetic to your issue if you had made an attempt to provide feedback or tried to resolve your problem, and if the other party failed to help.
- unsupp0rted 3y ago
  What assumptions did I make, other than that if they can hear a toddler and a cartoon in the room, and if their job is phone calls, then they should take care that this isn’t distracting on phone calls? I don’t have a relationship with them- they’re one agent of a handful, whom I’m obligated by my client to call a couple times a year. I’m not in a position to give feedback on their work performance. Nobody needs me to have a confrontation with them. I’m not their coworker, boss or direct customer. This is a HN post about WFH and I’ve shared an anecdote about somebody’s toddler babbling during our work call. I admit mine is an unpopular opinion- we’re supposed to celebrate parents who work so hard to balance their duties with their entirely elective decision to have children.