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Help I work in an open office and my co-workers are so loud
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- JohnMakin 3y agoHow is it not a recommendation to get noise cancelling headphones? There's so many brands out there where someone can be shouting directly into your ear and you can't hear it. There's also noise dampening on the input so it shouldn't come through to clients. (I work in a noisy office)
- mingus88 3y agoYup, having been in this situation before you just buy some significant headphones Either they are comically large full size over-ear headphones, so it is obvious you are in the zone OR You get some IEM style in-ears that block literally everything and you ignore anyone walking up until they wave their hand in front of you Either way, the act of taking off the headphones needs to be exhausting and take 30 seconds so whoever disrupted you doesn’t want to do it again frivolously
- waltbosz 3y agoHeadphones make my ears hot. I couldn't wear them all day.
- EA-3167 3y agoI have a pair of Bose 700's that I bought in anticipation of a long hospital stay, and they were tremendous. For an office setting I think I'd go with the Sony version instead however, they have the "turn off noise cancellation when someone is calling your name" feature that probably is a necessity in an office setting. Either way, you can't imagine how effective these devices are these days until you try it, as you said, they just turn off the outside world to a great extent. Headphones are also a signal to any reasonable person that you don't wish to be unnecessarily disturbed.
- hindsightbias 3y agoDon’t work for human voices “ most active noise-cancelling headphones have a noticeable dip in usefulness right at the 1 kHz point. This is why ANC is better suited for reducing low, sustained sounds like those of motors and airplane engines, and it’s why such headphones can’t filter out screaming kids. ” https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/what-noise-cancelling-headphones-do/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/what-noise-cancellin...
- JohnMakin 3y agoIt does work though.
- orev 3y agoMaybe you’re hearing the effect of noise suppression that’s caused by physically wearing the headphones instead of the electronically generated noise canceling. Try comparing to simple/cheap foam ear plugs (fitted properly), as those also work pretty well.
- cebert 3y agoI don’t want to wear headphones. I want a quiet working space like I do when I work from home.
- user3939382 3y agoBose quiet comfort headphones or 3M ear muffs
- DigitalHackOp 3y agoMy office is full of loud folks and it's really disruptive. My biggest issue is my tech lead will walk up behind me and pull off my headphones without any warning. It really startles me, so I've taken to not wearing anything and putting up as bast that I can with the noise
- smegsicle 3y agofile sexual assault charges
- silok 3y agoThis is definitely some creepy behaviour by the tech lead, but how is it sexual assault? This just deflates the meaning of sexual assault to mean any kind of "uncomfortable assault"?
- pfannkuchen 3y agoThat is incredibly weird, where do you live?
- dekhn 3y agoCan't tell if you're trolling or serious, or what your specific situation is, but you should be either telling your tech lead to please stop doing that, or asking your manager or HR to tell them. This is not acceptable behavior in a normal workplace.
- happytoexplain 3y agoI know this is a form a victim-blaming, but the other party isn't here, so I can only address you: You can not treat this behavior in the way you've described. Every time somebody accepts victimhood even in small ways, it hurts everybody. Basic, "default" levels of respect for people is the most foundational layer of humanity. For the sake of society, do not accept petty acts of disrespect.
- TheCleric 3y agoThis is NOT okay. I can’t imagine touching someone else or something that they are wearing on their person in the workplace (unless there is some good reason otherwise), and vice versa.
- freitzkriesler2 3y agoGet some ear pods that have active noise cancelling. Only way to survive.
- cosmotic 3y agoYou might be extra sensitive to noise, and if so, you'd be entitled to reasonable accommodations from your employer.