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Yes, just not we-work. The only thing that’s free is the instant coffee and milk.
It's probably not even real milk...
"What's wrong with by bones? I always drink plenty of... malk?"
Office noise bothers some people more than others
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Re: Office noise bothers some people more than others
#192I currently work for a startup and all three of us are hotdesking. We're constantly moved to new spaces in the hotdesking space because a new company is leaving/moving in. I've sat beside recruiters, property managers and salespeople. There's no "quiet" room. The meeting rooms cost a few hundred and need to be pre-booked. My home environment isn't a quiet refuge either. Beside a busy street, more flatmates than their…
I buy 33 dB ear plugs in bulk for this reason. I keep some in my briefcase and a backup stash in my glovebox. Game changer.
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I am finding No. 1 and No. 3 to be absolutely true in my new job (open office). Loved my Bose QC headphones when I was using them occasionally at a coffeshop or on short flights, but for 6-8 hours? I'm finding that I'm leaving work with a headache now. It's making me consider the Airpods Pro since they're not vice-like but do include noise-canceling.
Considering buying the airpods for that same reason. I have a pair of WF-1000xm3’s, the earbud equivalent of Sony’s Bose QC competitor. But they’re bulky and it causes me pain wearing them for longer than an hour. Tried multiple ear tips and even bought some comply foam tips for additional noise isolation and comfort.
I bought WF-1000XM3 a couple of months ago, but as soon as AirPods Pro came out, I decided to give them a try, and never looked back and sold my Sony's. They actually even feel lighter than the original AirPods and are absolutely much comfier than Sony's. I don't have to fiddle with them for a solid minute to get that good fit (that doesn't even approach a "perfect" fit in the end with WF-1000XM3, just "acceptable"), and they don't feel like they are digging deep inside my ear canal to the point where they start hurting after an hour. I like the sound on them more too, but that one is debatable, from what I hear.
Re: Office noise bothers some people more than others
#194"The main take-home message really is that most people work best when it’s quiet, despite what they think."
Fully this - except for some crucial creative tasks for which interesting music can actually help a lot.
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I want to ask you the same question. I wonder if it's a bug? The link I see at the top goes here: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191115-office-noise-a...
I double-checked myself every time I came back. And now, this is on the "Office noise" article. I don't have screenshots, so I have no idea what happened.
Yeah, could be a bug. I was confused by your comment for a while.
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#196I've never particularly minded general office noises of the kind that can be cancelled out easily, but what gets me is when coworkers start to become stressed and physically vent this in a way that makes noise - particularly when I can hear a mouse click getting louder and more violent, echoing off every surface in the office. Somehow my brain interprets this as an attack (evoking a fight-or-flight response that othe…
> The other type of noise that really affects my ability to concentrate is loud whistling that people will sometimes do as they walk down the halls
i work with radio equipment, and one of my coworkers always tests voice transmission by whistling into the mic. i do fine with noise but that one gets my goat a little bit.
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#197Best reusable earplugs anyone? I've used the silicon moldable ones and the plastic ones that go in the earl canal - but they are not very re-usable, and when someone pops over to chat taking them in and out is a chore.
I’m a fan of Etymotic Ety Plugs. Etymotic in general makes pretty solid kit.
They make really great IEMs as well. I've got my ER2XRs on right now. They sound great and when music isn't playing they basically act as earplugs.
They are a great option for people who have issues with ANC.
Re: Office noise bothers some people more than others
#198I currently work for a startup and all three of us are hotdesking. We're constantly moved to new spaces in the hotdesking space because a new company is leaving/moving in. I've sat beside recruiters, property managers and salespeople. There's no "quiet" room. The meeting rooms cost a few hundred and need to be pre-booked. My home environment isn't a quiet refuge either. Beside a busy street, more flatmates than their…
I buy 33 dB ear plugs in bulk for this reason. I keep some in my briefcase and a backup stash in my glovebox. Game changer.
They aren't perfect, as they tend to amplify sounds from within your own body; I can't drink or eat with them in. However, they are still light-years better than dealing with random throat clearing and chewing.
I really want one of those egg shaped sound-blocking chairs for work. I read in a wing-back chair and it's amazing how much sound deadening it provides.
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#199The only time noise really bothers me is when I am trying to debug something that seems like it should be really simple but nonetheless keeps not doing what I expect it to. Once it goes over a couple hours I start to turn into a madman, and there has to be quiet.
On the other hand if I'm debugging something that should be problematic I don't notice the noise much, for any normal programming task as long as you don't interrupt me directly I can concentrate just fine. I even like it sort of noisy.
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its not a bool, its a scale. I do concentrator work just fine in a distracting environment. Other "concentrators" get more pissed off about it than I do.
Yes, I've seen this, and experienced it myself. It's possible, but hardly preferred. Do you ever wonder how much better could you perform in a non-distracting environment?
ye but then I'd lose the subconscious background shit. Part of my good is that I'm broad.