Poor Man’s Bose – Open Office and on the Go Noise Control

Re:Poor Man’s Bose – Open Office and on the Go Noise Control by Nimitz14 on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @07:10PM (#18180605)

I'm going to piggy back off of your comment to say that I have no problems working "in the zone" in an open office. I can just ignore what is going around me. And I had HR sitting right behind me (as in 1.5m away) for a while. The sales guys were also quite close. Lots of loud phone calls.

Just to bring a counterweight to the usual "I'm a virtuoso that needs absolute silence to work" stuff that gets posted every time open offices get mentioned.

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Re:Poor Man’s Bose – Open Office and on the Go Noise Control by Bahamut on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:38AM (#18185255)

I think that is a particular ability - I can do so as well, but I also recognize that it may be more the exception than the norm.

That said, I very much like private offices more.

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Re:Poor Man’s Bose – Open Office and on the Go Noise Control by loco5niner on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @07:10PM (#18189760)

I'm not saying I need quiet because I'm a virtuoso genius. I'm saying I need quiet for programming like I needed quiet for my math finals in college.

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