Well, two of them anyway. All day they sit there browsing Woot and Failboat and YouTube* and subject the rest of us to their death metal and their inane, sexist, and vaguely homophobic chatter. They’re too much of a distraction. I have adult ADD and can’t work when there’s all that noise around me. I can put my headphones on and play my own music but after a while even that gets tiresome.
What the hell is up with you two fuckers!? How did anyone else put up with your goddamn nonsense before we all got moved around? Don’t you realize that this kind of unprofessional behavior does not belong in the workplace??? Didn’t your mama ever teach you anything? Can’t you get headphones to listen to your annoying shit like the rest of us, and conduct your useless drivel over IM like the rest of us? :mad:
Actually I have similar words for the other co-worker who stops by from time to time and participates in the bullshit. He can be funny but also a pain in the ass. Whenever he’s around there’s usually no way to get any work done.
*(Okay, it’s true that I sit here and browse the Dope.)
Yeah I’ve considered telling my boss. They could move me but I don’t know to where. Or better yet they could move those two guys someplace… maybe set up a wooden shed for them in the far corner of the parking lot and run a 50’ ethernet cord into the main building. evil grin
I’m also not sure whether to reveal to my boss that I have ADD. It’s probably better to do so and get some sort of accommodations than suffer in silence, but isn’t there a risk that I’ll be seen as lesser because of it?
I think you might have better luck if you approach this from a productivity angle. It seems like more work would get done by everyone if people changed their internet habits.
On the other hand, if no-one cares about headphones I might suggest you get a pair of in-ear-monitors. They are cheap, comfy, sound great, and do a damn good job of reducing external sound.
I own these and for 20 bucks I’ve never been happier. I fall asleep listening to music and my GF cant hear it, and I can’t hear her (or the alarm clock if I don’t take them out).
I’ve heard of noise canceling headphones but didn’t know they made the little earphone kind. They must be pretty effective if they even block the alarm. Maybe those would be worth a try, thanks.
Out of my many lesbian friends I don’t know of any who specialize in the same line of work as I do. Besides, I fail to see what would be gained by inviting more people into a vaguely hostile place. Those two guys are vital to the company so if shit ever went down it’d be the new person who got canned.
They aren’t “active” noise canceling - there is no special white noise generation. Instead these just make a nice seal inside the ear. The actual speaker is quieter and deeper in your ear then an ear-bud. While this may sound like a bad thing it isn’t; you can listen to your music louder and it sounds great without being a painful wall of noise. Plus no-one else will hear you rock out to The Be Good Tanyas.
Hopefully, if they’re blocking more external noise, you can listen to your Tanya Tucker (whatever) at a lower volume and ruin your hearing less. That’s my plan with my in-ear 'phones (good Sonys).
But you don’t need to say “I have ADD,” just that “it’s very distracting.” Most people would find that kind of situation “very distracting,” that’s the reason headphones are so popular in offices.
True enough, in fact I think Hero is right I can’t possibly be the only one. I may try that approach, because it’s highly unlikely that I’d have to go all ADA on them.
Tanya Tucker??? Hmm maybe Suzy Bogguss once in a while but even then I’d have to be in the mood. Still can’t bring myself to buy from Sony though.
You need to go back in time and invite two lesbian friends (not really sporting to invite them after the fact). Then these guys would have to change their habits rather than you.
Oh, btw, have you tried to talk to them rather than bitching about them on a message board or going behind their back to a boss who probably won’t care?
Still can’t bring myself to buy from Sony though.