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How can I make wearing headphones at work more acceptable?

• contingencies 13y ago
  Measure the volume level in the office with a shitty iPhone application or something. Cross reference to health and safety standards for your country. Generally, you will find it's pretty loud - especially if you have salespeople or a cubicle layout. If anyone asks, point to the figures.
  • greglindahl 13y ago
    If your office is loud, the last thing you want to do is to drown that out with headphones and music! You want earplugs, which can be subtle enough that they fit in socially, even in a no-headphones office.
• allochthon 13y ago
  Since joining the salaried workforce, I haven't worked at a place where wearing headphones would be out of place. Is this something that is common? What industries?
  • dingaling 13y ago
    Financial IT - policy here forbids wearing headphones or earphones during normal in-office working hours. Their line is: you are here to collaborate, otherwise why bring people together in the first place? I do agree with that to an extent. I've worked in offices where *phones were common and the users always seemed to be snarky when I tried to interact; particularly those who put them on as soon as they arrived and didn't take them off until home-time. It doesn't just impair work collaboration, it also degrades the social atmosphere in the office.
• deleted 13y ago
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• jakejake 13y ago
  "change to social norms will require integration" Sorry, but how about trying to relax a little bit and simply ask your manager if it's cool to wear headphones?