Noise...Noise......Spam!
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I know it happens to everyone - I just need to vent. I have a support person on my left, manager in an office, door open and constantly on speaker phone on the right. Behind me - a busy walkway. In front of me - a lot of conversations. In my head - lots of swearing, trying to remain reasonably calm while trying to solve really hard problems on a ridiculous schedule. Developers need to work among each other - you can't mix-up like this - they get all mixed up - literally! By the way, if anyone is going to the Stackoverflow Dev Days in Toronto[^] this Friday - I'll be there! I'm a sponsor of the conference (sponsoring the coffee breaks), so say hello if you are there.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.netI followed the link in your sig and was very disappointed. I had read it as ArtOfBabe.com :) . BTW is that your pic on the home page?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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This drives me nuts and I have my own office that I can close the door. I can still hear loud discussions in the hall however. My solution is just to turn up the volume on my music. However if I was in a cubical I would invest in noise canceling headphones to get rid of that.
John
John M. Drescher wrote:
I would invest in noise canceling headphones to get rid of that
I have them, but I don't think they're designed to be worn for 8-12 hours each day (the in-ear variety). I find that they don't work as well as I need them to work, and the music is often just as distracting, unfortunately.
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Not to be too zen, but ... it bothers you because you let it bother you. Embrace it. :cool:
Best wishes, Hans
Hans Dietrich wrote:
it bothers you because you let it bother you.
Evil...just evil ;)
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I followed the link in your sig and was very disappointed. I had read it as ArtOfBabe.com :) . BTW is that your pic on the home page?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Ohh...ArtOfBabe.....nice variation! I suspect some would be confused by the content though (the domain is available - I'm surprised)
Henry Minute wrote:
BTW is that your pic on the home page?
What - the kid?! A pic of me? No, I'm a little older than that :)
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You could try joining the conversations, and when they give you dirty looks, smile.
"The activity of 'debugging', or removing bugs from a program, ends when people get tired of doing it, not when the bugs are removed." - "Datamation", January 15, 1984
Richard Jones wrote:
You could try joining the conversations...
:) they would probably be happy to have some new blood in their tired conversations!
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I know it happens to everyone - I just need to vent. I have a support person on my left, manager in an office, door open and constantly on speaker phone on the right. Behind me - a busy walkway. In front of me - a lot of conversations. In my head - lots of swearing, trying to remain reasonably calm while trying to solve really hard problems on a ridiculous schedule. Developers need to work among each other - you can't mix-up like this - they get all mixed up - literally! By the way, if anyone is going to the Stackoverflow Dev Days in Toronto[^] this Friday - I'll be there! I'm a sponsor of the conference (sponsoring the coffee breaks), so say hello if you are there.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
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Hans Dietrich wrote:
it bothers you because you let it bother you.
Evil...just evil ;)
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.netNot really evil, it's just the story you tell yourself. Imagine, for example: You are one of the first colonists chosen to be aboard the new Star Explorer, the first space ship powered by warp drive. You arrive at the selected planet. The first day, you see that you are in a clearing in a forest, and hear large animals moving about in the trees. But you know that you are safe, because you can hear chatter from the patrols, which are constantly going by. As long as you hear the chatter, everything is ok.
Best wishes, Hans
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I know it happens to everyone - I just need to vent. I have a support person on my left, manager in an office, door open and constantly on speaker phone on the right. Behind me - a busy walkway. In front of me - a lot of conversations. In my head - lots of swearing, trying to remain reasonably calm while trying to solve really hard problems on a ridiculous schedule. Developers need to work among each other - you can't mix-up like this - they get all mixed up - literally! By the way, if anyone is going to the Stackoverflow Dev Days in Toronto[^] this Friday - I'll be there! I'm a sponsor of the conference (sponsoring the coffee breaks), so say hello if you are there.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.netI have noise canceling headphones that work wonders. However, and you would be surprised at how well this works, asking the person, "Can you please shut your door when you are on Speakerphone?" It even works with bosses and high level executives (if done at the right time). Also, if the person who shuts the door as a lot more power than you say thanks a few days later to remind them, lest they forget.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
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I have noise canceling headphones that work wonders. However, and you would be surprised at how well this works, asking the person, "Can you please shut your door when you are on Speakerphone?" It even works with bosses and high level executives (if done at the right time). Also, if the person who shuts the door as a lot more power than you say thanks a few days later to remind them, lest they forget.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
...and you would be surprised at how well this works...
I have walked up to the office and politely closed the door when the person was using the speakerphone, then later explained that it bothers all 25 people in the area. The funny/maddening/ironic part is when Mr. Speakerphone made another call using the speakerphone about an hour later - and still does it. I'm working on contract and have already been through various hoops. I was just venting. This is just one of those cases where the willingness to solve a problem is one-sided; the other side seems to believe that there's no problem. This is far better than another place I worked - I was stuck in an office with people doing something completely unrelated (different department altogether - imagine something along the lines of a developer working among a group of sales people, marketing staff, or similar - more....umm...<i>collaborative</i> type of people). Solid advice though.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
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Not really evil, it's just the story you tell yourself. Imagine, for example: You are one of the first colonists chosen to be aboard the new Star Explorer, the first space ship powered by warp drive. You arrive at the selected planet. The first day, you see that you are in a clearing in a forest, and hear large animals moving about in the trees. But you know that you are safe, because you can hear chatter from the patrols, which are constantly going by. As long as you hear the chatter, everything is ok.
Best wishes, Hans
I understand what you are saying - it is indeed a nice way to think about it. I just look forward to the time of day when most of the staff leave.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
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I have noise canceling headphones that work wonders. However, and you would be surprised at how well this works, asking the person, "Can you please shut your door when you are on Speakerphone?" It even works with bosses and high level executives (if done at the right time). Also, if the person who shuts the door as a lot more power than you say thanks a few days later to remind them, lest they forget.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
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I know it happens to everyone - I just need to vent. I have a support person on my left, manager in an office, door open and constantly on speaker phone on the right. Behind me - a busy walkway. In front of me - a lot of conversations. In my head - lots of swearing, trying to remain reasonably calm while trying to solve really hard problems on a ridiculous schedule. Developers need to work among each other - you can't mix-up like this - they get all mixed up - literally! By the way, if anyone is going to the Stackoverflow Dev Days in Toronto[^] this Friday - I'll be there! I'm a sponsor of the conference (sponsoring the coffee breaks), so say hello if you are there.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.netThe "manager with the phone on speaker" mode is either too lowly to have anything confidential told to him or too stupid to realise that he is breaching the confidentiality of the other party on the line. However he can be retrained with a recording of guitar amp feedback that you play really loud whenever he commits the offence.
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I understand what you are saying - it is indeed a nice way to think about it. I just look forward to the time of day when most of the staff leave.
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.netErik Westermann wrote:
I just look forward to the time of day when most of the staff leave.
I would get very scared if I couldn't hear the patrols. :)
Best wishes, Hans
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The "manager with the phone on speaker" mode is either too lowly to have anything confidential told to him or too stupid to realise that he is breaching the confidentiality of the other party on the line. However he can be retrained with a recording of guitar amp feedback that you play really loud whenever he commits the offence.
'--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd
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The "manager with the phone on speaker" mode is either too lowly to have anything confidential told to him or too stupid to realise that he is breaching the confidentiality of the other party on the line. However he can be retrained with a recording of guitar amp feedback that you play really loud whenever he commits the offence.
'--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd
Duncan Edwards Jones wrote:
...to have anything confidential told to him....
It's even better that he actually breaches his own confidentiality - he orders stuff using the speaker phone - so everyone knows his address, credit card number, date of birth and other interesting details. Many people even know his father's name and know that he's at his cottage this week :D I can only smile at this point. Thanks everyone for listening!
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote:
...to have anything confidential told to him....
It's even better that he actually breaches his own confidentiality - he orders stuff using the speaker phone - so everyone knows his address, credit card number, date of birth and other interesting details. Many people even know his father's name and know that he's at his cottage this week :D I can only smile at this point. Thanks everyone for listening!
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.net