People playing their music at work

[docellis]

There are two people who are nearby me when I am onsite at a place I work.

Person one: 50 year old woman who plays lite rock all day
Person two: 30 year old guy who plays literally 2 bands constantly. Flaming Lips and Jack Johnson.

Who is more annoying?

The dude. For one, he turns his music up much louder than the woman does and secondly, he gets up and leaves and forces you to listen to his repetitive music while he is gone for hours. Eventually I have learned to get up and turn it down the moment he leaves his desk.

Is there anything more rude? And it wouldn't be so bad if he branched out a little. But no. It is always the Flaming Lips or Jack Johnson. Always. For 7 months now.

The nice 50 year old woman can play "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer and it doesn't annoy me. She keeps the music relatively low and she turns it off when she leaves.

[TimeForGuinness]

There are two people who are nearby me when I am onsite at a place I work.

Person one: 50 year old woman who plays lite rock all day
Person two: 30 year old guy who plays literally 2 bands constantly. Flaming Lips and Jack Johnson.

Who is more annoying?

The dude. For one, he turns his music up much louder than the woman does and secondly, he gets up and leaves and forces you to listen to his repetitive music while he is gone for hours. Eventually I have learned to get up and turn it down the moment he leaves his desk.

Is there anything more rude? And it wouldn't be so bad if he branched out a little. But no. It is always the Flaming Lips or Jack Johnson. Always. For 7 months now.

The nice 50 year old woman can play "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer and it doesn't annoy me. She keeps the music relatively low and she turns it off when she leaves.

1.) I can't believe they let you listen to music in your workplace...everyone I work with has headphones
2.) I thought you worked at home

[cardinalkarp]

I sometimes listen to sports talk radio but I think talk radio is a little easier to tune out than music. If I'm listening to music its on my ipod and I have headphones on.

[docellis]

Yeah talk radio is much easier to tune out.

I wish people would use headphones - but in the annoying guy situation he never even stays at his desk long enough to listen to one single song.

[heyzeus]

yes but i was told i could play my stereo at a reasonable volume between the hours of 9 and 3...

[cardsfansince82]

Th Flaming Lips and Jack Johnson on loop is probably what Hell is going to be like for me. At a minimum I would ask the guy to either use headphones or turn it off when he leaves his desk. Really headphones should be the only option. I'm fine with people wanting to be able to listen to music but that doesn't really give them the right to impose their taste in music on other people.

[tothebeach08]

I'm lucky, I have my own office so I can listen to the radio and not bother anyone. The problem is that St. Louis radio stations suck. So I put my I-Pod on over my radio because I am on the phone too much for head phones. Then I have to leave my office, my Ipod continues to play.....when I return to my office there sits my boss waiting for me and what is playing over the radio ....Get Back Mother F....you don't know me like that. Nice huh. Try having a serious conversation with someone in control of your annual review after that one.

Luckily he loves me!

[Popeye_Card]

My admin assistant's desk is just outside of my office, and she listens to a pop station all day. It's pretty annoying, but normally I can tune it out. If I can't, I do have my radio I can turn on.

[docellis]

Th Flaming Lips and Jack Johnson on loop is probably what Hell is going to be like for me. At a minimum I would ask the guy to either use headphones or turn it off when he leaves his desk. Really headphones should be the only option. I'm fine with people wanting to be able to listen to music but that doesn't really give them the right to impose their taste in music on other people.

He is one of those people that no matter how you phrased your request (about his music) he would only be super offended and act like a huge jerk. It is easier just to turn it down when he gets up and walks away.

The thing is, he thinks he has awesome taste in music. He is always making comments that make it sound like he thinks his music is way better than everyone elses music.

But then he ONLY LISTENS TO THOSE TWO BANDS. It is so annoying.

[Jocephus]

blare "walking on sunshine" by katrina and the waves....