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Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

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Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

As in one person, or multiples, playing their personal music on speakers where those around them can hear.

No poll. Essay-type survey. :)
 
radcen said:
Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

As in one person, or multiples, playing their personal music on speakers where those around them can hear.

No poll. Essay-type survey. :)
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I'd really rather they didn't. Maybe if it's instrumental only.

I have a hard time tuning out auditory stimulus and it's harder for me to focus. It would be a million times worse if, say, multiple people were playing different things.
 
radcen said:
Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

As in one person, or multiples, playing their personal music on speakers where those around them can hear.

No poll. Essay-type survey. :)
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No. I was on call with tech support recently and they had music blasting in the background to the point I could hardly understand what she was saying.
 
It depends heavily on the situation and job. In an office setting, the answer is definitely no. Somewhere more physical, such as an auto shop, absolutely.
 
No. Don't really have to write an essay about it. It's shared space. Your playing music might annoy the crap out of someone else or might be completely inappropriate for the setting. Playing death metal at 100 DB while other people are trying to conduct business on the phone. Unless you have a private office and play music at a volume that cannot be heard outside your office you should not be playing music through anything by headphones.

It's bad enough having to deal with people who talk loudly. Don't go making it worse.
 
radcen said:
Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

As in one person, or multiples, playing their personal music on speakers where those around them can hear.

No poll. Essay-type survey. :)
Click to expand...

Yes Ma'am has a radio in her office, but plays it low enough that unless you're sitting behind her desk, you cannot hear it.

Give your criteria of your survey, that it is played loud enough for others to hear it, I would have to say no. Musical choice and taste is about as personal as a person can get. Also, many forms of music are not conducive to a professional business environment - whether that environment is a garage bay where customers bring their cars for repair, or if it's a bank teller's work station, or a cubical in an office building full of "cube-world" working areas.

As my grandfather would have said if he were alive today; God invented headphones so he wouldn't have to listen to the crap you listen to, and I agree with his wisdom, so go get you some, and in the mean time, turn that noise off - please.
 
Well, "elevator music" is supposed to not get in the way but, depending, it bugs me.

I say no to music in the office that can be heard by others. It's far too distracting for me. I can't read or sleep with music on or even type--I find myself typing to the rhythm too.
 
we have a radio on in our office, it is a local station so the music is basic and the news local...

when I was first learning the job back in November it drove me over the wall mental because it interfered with my concentration...now I know the job and the stress level has dropped, it's okay

on the other hand, if it was country playing for 7 hours I would hang myself.
 
radcen said:
Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

As in one person, or multiples, playing their personal music on speakers where those around them can hear.

No poll. Essay-type survey. :)
Click to expand...

I do not work in an office, but music in my shop is a bad subject. One guy wants to listen to rock and heavy metal, a 3 are hardcore christians who want no violent music, one likes classic rock, other guy likes country music.

So far classic rock and country music have pissed off no one except one guy, which everyone else hates and is so narcissistic he makes donald trump look like an angel. so when music is played it is simply a classic rock station or a country music station.
 
Shred space, so no.


Sure, the folks sharing could put it to a vote, or agree on one type, etc...but it'll eventually just cause problems.
 
No. I don't want to listen to your music. When faced with a loud music player I countered with a tape, it was some years ago, of famous arias. Then the other employee complained about my music. I explained he had his ethnic music and I had mine.
 
When I've worked in places with music on, most didn't mind but this was in the shipyard inside the shops with few people in each area it was on in.

Actually I think I would have highly preferred personal music to the selected playlist on shuffle that was on 24/7 in the store I worked at. It was the same songs for months and months, updated only by throwing in about a half dozen or so new ones every 3-4 months, and removing about the same amounts. That was annoying.


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I like music,but I don't like loud music.

If you can't carry on a conversation then for me the music's too loud.
 
If it creates a distraction of any kind, then no. No music. I prohibited music on remodeling and renovation of occupied spaces, including it in contract provisions. For flagrant abusers, I would simply cut the power cord off the offending device. I cut it off right at the case in order to make repair difficult. That too was addressed in the contract stipulations, as in, "rendered inoperative". Yes, I'm a very mean person.
 
Music is good for productivity. It enhances moods, it actually gets people to focus on their work, and it calms people down. While in most situations it should be personal devices used with headphones, there are definitely some situations where people can agree or should be able to listen to the music they choose openly at least as long as it is reasonably low and doesn't offend anyone else.


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ONLY if i get to choose the music to be heard

otherwise, hell no
 
radcen said:
Today's survey: Music in shared office workspaces? Yes? No?

As in one person, or multiples, playing their personal music on speakers where those around them can hear.

No poll. Essay-type survey. :)
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I work in what is essentially an insurance office with LOTS of people. It would suck to have lots of music going, but we work in cubicles. They allow our support teams (which I used to be on) listen to music on headphones. It was nice. Very nice. I didn't get board, I made less mistakes, I could listen to audiobooks, and I didn't feel like shooting myself out of boredom.

Now that I'm on the phone all day with people? I'm not allowed. And it sucks ass. And if I could put one earpiece in I would be more productive. Though I was cheating the system a little bit and putting my music on very quiet and putting up on my cubicle next to my ear. You couldn't hear it in the next cubicle. So? My view? Music is wonderful in the workplace. But you shouldn't disturb your coworkers with it. It improves productivity.


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i allow it for my admin offices

i have a sound system in there so the quality is really good

i have yet to have a argument or an issue with the music choices

mostly they keep it on one of three radio stations....classic rock, easy listening, or top 40

and the volume stays at a constant....

if i thought it was a distraction or an issue i would rip it out in a heartbeat
 
I keep my office Pandora so low that you have to be standing at my desk to hear it. No complaints.

What does get complaints is when someone makes popcorn in the office microwave...
 
Unless it's on for the benefit of patients/customers like a dentist's or doctor's office, no.
 
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