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captain spanky
09-06-2007, 02:15 PM
r's.
we are no longer allowed to listen to our headphones at work. We all have an afternoon or a morning a week to choose what we want to listen to on the 'communal stereo'... and a condition is 'no niche music'... which means basically that I'll have to listen to everyone else's mainstream cr@p all week and won't get to listen to my ska/europop/happyhardcore mix that keeps me chugging on through the day. :( This is gonna suck so much.
The_Black_Knight
09-06-2007, 02:19 PM
Wow. That does suck. I hate listening to other people's music.
Were headphones that big of a problem at your job? I figure as long as I can hear the phone and I'm available when someone needs me, what's the big deal?
Some people are just way too into control and micromanagement.
you could always Hide your music (http://www.instructables.com/id/EDQW8TWF5VMXABL/) :)
obesebee
09-06-2007, 02:24 PM
That would be enough to make me want to leave! I can't design without my tunes.
The_Black_Knight
09-06-2007, 02:26 PM
And BTW, I can't believe I responded to a thread with the title, "big donkey wang."
Somehow, when I first started using the internet and thought about how I would use it in the future, I didn't ever see that happening.
Patrick Shannon
09-06-2007, 02:27 PM
you could always Hide your music (http://www.instructables.com/id/EDQW8TWF5VMXABL/) :)
Are they just noticing that trick now? I used to do that all the time back in high school with my Walkman ;)
Bullcrap on the headphones. If listening for others or the phone or whatnot is required, then there's an easy way to solve that, just wear one earbud. Back at the printshop, my boss got bitchy for this reason and told me no more headphones. I went against him anyway and started wearing it in just one ear and when he saw that it wasn't diverting my attention from being called or whatnot, he just let it drop.
If that's not acceptable, then lower your productivity, best way of protest. I can't work out at the gym without music, and some people are that way with their work (music keeps them awake) ;)
And by the way, best title for a thread eva-h.
captain spanky
09-06-2007, 02:42 PM
And BTW, I can't believe I responded to a thread with the title, "big donkey wang."
Somehow, when I first started using the internet and thought about how I would use it in the future, I didn't ever see that happening.
LMAO! QOTW!!!!! :D
People listening to headphones has, on a couple of occasions, led people to miss phone calls, or has meant they're a little more difficult to get the attention of. The boss thinks that people aren't talking to each other enough and that working with earphones in ears looks a little anti social too ... which i understand... but I'm confused here, would they prefer us to be focussed and working hard, or sitting chelping at each other? :confused:
My mac is being moved too, to make space for a new designer, and I'll be sat RIGHT infront of the speaker... so single earbud may not be an option.
Let's just see how mt productivity drops because i'm getting distracted by being forced to listen to some overplayed radio detritus. grrrr
The_Black_Knight
09-06-2007, 02:46 PM
My mac is being moved too, to make space for a new designer...Make sure to tell them to be careful with your computer (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30010).
Exodus
09-06-2007, 02:50 PM
I would be seriously ill if they did that here. I listen to my music to get work done fast and concentrate. I can still hear my phone and someone asking me something from across the room. Geez!
balou
09-06-2007, 02:53 PM
Did they give no warning? Just plopped this on you? That sucks.
reuber1
09-06-2007, 03:15 PM
Oh man, that does suck.
At my internship, they had a boombox that only had two stations come in, and both didn't bode well for my patience (adult contemporary and country). Whenever I have to hear music I don't like, I have a helluva time concentrating. I swear every time that 'Hey there Delilah' song came on, I cut myself with an x-acto; and no, surprisingly not intentionally, given the song.
And no 'niche' music? Isn't almost all styles of music 'niche' in some way?
Jackimalyn
09-06-2007, 03:26 PM
They tried to do that, here too. They said people were "abusing" it. wtf does that mean? Plus the decision was made by HR, who have their own office on their own floor! I work in an "open office". One big room with sales, customer service, sales engineers, scheduling, the prez and VP who exchange drinking stories every day and me <marketing/GD>. THATS what i listen to. I told HR, unless they let me move my desk down to THEIR office, that I would continue to listen to headphones. I only weat one bud so I can hear if people need me or if a telemarketer calls. What BS. How is that good for morale? I need my music to tune out everything thats going on. I need the "white noise" of my music. w/e.
What's next? Are they gunna ban us from cruising the GDF all day?? damn corporations.
Virgo Nightingale
09-06-2007, 03:26 PM
I swear every time that 'Hey there Delilah' song came on, I cut myself with an x-acto; and no, surprisingly not intentionally, given the song.
^^I'm getting sick of that song too. And that awful "Icky Thump" song by the White Stripes. That's the most cacophonous piece of sh!t I've ever heard in my life. I hear it at least every 3 hours, sometimes 3 times within one workday. I actually get excited when I hear a different White Stripes song like "Seven Nation Army" because it means I get a reprieve for that time slot when I would have normally heard that Icky crap.
Jackimalyn
09-06-2007, 03:31 PM
lmao, that Delilah song is driving me nuts. Theres some AKon song or something that ALWAYS plays on the station a coworker streams that is stuck in my head every damn day... something like "you're too beautiful girl... thats why it'll never work... you had me suicidal... suicidal... suicidal" I mean jeeze! what is this crap????
John G
09-06-2007, 03:35 PM
see if you can somehow bring in an unmarked CD to play and set it to repeat "Just Put it in My Mouth" by.. hell I forget, there aren't very many titles like that though.
Virgo Nightingale
09-06-2007, 03:43 PM
I liked that Delilah song. It's pretty, I've just heard it way too much. It's a shame. Same thing happened two years ago with that Photograph song by Nickelback. I liked it at first, then after a few weeks of heavy rotation I started to get sick of it. And then the dj came on after playing it and he goes "That's Photograph by Nickelback, the first single off their new album which will be released in about 2 weeks!" Great. I'm sick of a single off an album that's not even out yet. Woot.
captain spanky
09-06-2007, 03:45 PM
Theres some AKon song or something that ALWAYS plays on the station a coworker streams that is stuck in my head every damn day... something like "you're too beautiful girl... thats why it'll never work... you had me suicidal... suicidal... suicidal" I mean jeeze! what is this crap????
yeah, I'm getting bombarded by that too... and the plain white tees... and some REALLY bad rip off of Daft Punks's Harder Faster with some terrible c'rapping over the top of it... it makes me want to lick the usb hole on my mac to try and shock myself deaf.
I don't mind Icky Thump and while the repetitiveness of that Delilah song does grate on me ... Crank Dat (Soulja Boy) takes home the prize the most retarded song on the radio.
I've disconnected all of the radios in my cars and house just so I can be sure I never have to subject myself to another song by Fergie! ;)
DesignVHL
09-06-2007, 05:54 PM
The ONLY radio I listen to is SIRIUS.....I don't know what they are playin on my local radio stations anymore! I NEED music though, and am so grateful my company lets me use headphones....
Maybe you could convince your company use an online radio or switch off fav. tunes every so often?
Anyone ever checkout www.Pandora.com - its one of my fav. online internet radio sites..... :)
Really Kool? I love Fergie's music, My spelling ability has drastically improved since she hit the airwaves.
Really Kool? I love Fergie's music, My spelling ability has drastically improved since she hit the airwaves.
You're right. "I'm the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E" Sheer genius or might I even say Fergalicious! :D
Drazan
09-06-2007, 06:53 PM
the boss actually says to people "headphones encouraged".
I go into my own little world, and possibly get twice as much work done. :)
Iz happy that way.
CkretAjint
09-06-2007, 07:23 PM
...it makes me want to lick the usb hole on my mac to try and shock myself deaf.
LMAO!!!! :D
hewligan
09-06-2007, 09:55 PM
I'm allowed to listen to my iPod at work, but it seems to be the fastest way to make people decide they need to talk to me. And people talking to me usually means more work. I don't need more work.
Well, except now. It's not that I don't have any work, it's just that I'm a bit bored with all the things I'm supposed to be doing at the moment. I wonder if I put my iPod on, someone will come to me with something interesting and urgent...
budafist
09-06-2007, 09:55 PM
Sounds like someone is on a power trip to me. No one wears headphones at my work (one guy used to but he's gone now - he was into hardcore) but there wouldn't be a problem if they did.
Is anyone else against it at your work. Can you sign a petition?
Red Kittie Kat
09-06-2007, 10:10 PM
I must be getting old ... I don't have a clue what the Delilah song is and just barely know who Akon is .. and I don't care for him .. and Fergalicious, lovely lady humps girl drives me nuts... all the songs are ridiculous and make me want to cut off my ears.
Sorry about the music there Captain.... I love micro managers :rolleyes:
SpugNothuson
09-06-2007, 10:16 PM
As a slightley inebrihatued individual I would like to say that your bosses / managrs suck.
When I worked in am open plan environment my headphones became an extremely important part of my equipment. To take those away was to take my mouse away from me. My work is dependant upon my surroundings!
vtwin_gary
09-06-2007, 11:22 PM
see if you can somehow bring in an unmarked CD to play and set it to repeat "Just Put it in My Mouth" by.. hell I forget, there aren't very many titles like that though.
Don't ask me how i know this but... Akinyele
oh wait wrong thread. no its the right thread ...crap give me my headphones so i can concentrate.
captain spanky
09-10-2007, 09:06 AM
ok the 'no headphones week' has started.... its 2 hours in and I've been subjected to 2 hours of non-stop bruce springsteen... AAAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGG
sorry to those that like him but it's not my bag at all. I said i'd give it a week before i went nutsomeltdown but i'm struggling. nnnnnnnnggggggggggggg :(
Navian
09-10-2007, 04:06 PM
ok the 'no headphones week' has started.... its 2 hours in and I've been subjected to 2 hours of non-stop bruce springsteen... AAAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGG
sorry to those that like him but it's not my bag at all. I said i'd give it a week before i went nutsomeltdown but i'm struggling. nnnnnnnnggggggggggggg :(
I'd vote for silence.
You can make a list of music you do not want to hear...
Then bring in a:
http://www.obenaufauctions.com/April14,2007-Yoho16LbSledgeHammerFiberglassHandleL.jpg
Then request that anything on that list, is subject to the "communal radio" being subject to practice swings. ;)
You think its bad now? Wait till Christmas. Same 20-30 songs... over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again. From oh, after thanksgiving (which is after the 22nd of Nov.) I have very little (microscopic) tollerance for christmas music.
I used to work at an airport (TSA security), the airport management played the same 20-30 songs till April. It will get so bad that you want to use that peace maker (above) on yourself or others, just to ease the pain.
WannaBrie
09-10-2007, 04:15 PM
aww, i feel for you cap'n, I absolutely hate bruce springsteen's music, as well as billy joel, makes me want to smash the music source!
budafist
09-10-2007, 10:09 PM
I am not looking forward to the radio coming up to Christmas time. I think I'll have to bring in my own music for that period.
reuber1
09-10-2007, 10:11 PM
If it's possible, I'll opt to go temporarily deaf through Christmas.
hewligan
09-10-2007, 10:16 PM
I am not looking forward to the radio coming up to Christmas time. I think I'll have to bring in my own music for that period.
That bloody Snoopy Christmas song makes me want to kill!
morea
09-10-2007, 10:21 PM
every time I open this thread I feel dirty.
hewligan
09-10-2007, 10:32 PM
every time I open this thread I feel dirty.
Well, Bruce Springsteen can make anyone feel dirty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJjW7IoW7Uo) :D
(Damn but that song has the creepiest lyrics in the world...)
Red Kittie Kat
09-11-2007, 04:38 AM
no way .. its a sexy song :D
Bruce can call me little girl anytime and I'll gladly call him Daddy :D
frankster
09-11-2007, 04:54 AM
wang. he he he!
Red Kittie Kat
09-11-2007, 05:02 AM
Keep it up Frank and we will have to start calling you Dirty Girl too :D
frankster
09-11-2007, 05:04 AM
I still laugh at the word titmouse. :o
Red Kittie Kat
09-11-2007, 05:11 AM
who doesn't? :D
reuber1
09-11-2007, 05:20 AM
I still laugh at the word titmouse. :o
http://www.titmouse.net/
fredrich
10-18-2007, 04:02 PM
If they're playing songs on a radio, hook yourself up with a radio transmitter (for example to an iPod), and tune that in to match the current frequency. Find some loud music and crank up the volume. Hide your iPod and act like you don't know where it's coming from.
Think that will get the radio removed pretty fast.
If they're playing songs on a radio, hook yourself up with a radio transmitter (for example to an iPod), and tune that in to match the current frequency. Find some loud music and crank up the volume. Hide your iPod and act like you don't know where it's coming from.
I did this to the bosses wife who does the bookkeeping. She would be jammin to the oldies station and all of a sudden I would cut in with my ipod transmitter and play something like Sevendust. After a while she would get really frustrated and change the channel .... which I would match and play some Too $hort. I continued this all day long.
I found it hilarious ... she didn't.
Danger_Mouse
10-18-2007, 04:29 PM
Did someone say titmouse?
No music at work...man that's rough. I listen to whatever I want, but I can always just close the door if it gets loud (fek the ipod, I blast it through my harmon/kardon speakers).. I listen to alot of jazz while at work (or when at home cooking for that matter). Then there is the Friday exception where I listen to radio (but toronto has some pretty cool stations).
did they ever say WHY no more headphones?
Calligirl
10-18-2007, 05:43 PM
I couldn't stand my art studio classes because of the crap the instructor would insist on playing. If it wasn't noise, it was some elevator mood noise that put my teeth on edge.
However, it could be worse. I worked in a sign shop where the (born again Christian) owner thought it was his duty to minister to his employees so he kept the radio tuned to the Christian Network talk radio. If we complained, he turned it up louder so that we would GET THE MESSAGE MORE CLEARLY. I got the message. I quit.
vtwin_gary
10-18-2007, 09:10 PM
I did this to the bosses wife who does the bookkeeping. She would be jammin to the oldies station and all of a sudden I would cut in with my ipod transmitter and play something like Sevendust. After a while she would get really frustrated and change the channel .... which I would match and play some Too $hort. I continued this all day long.
I found it hilarious ... she didn't.
where do i find this transmitter? i just have to do this dirty little trick.
Any ipod FM transmitter will work - I was using a griffin itrip.
GraphixNPrint
10-18-2007, 09:43 PM
Radio shack used to carry a lil transmitter that worked for about 100 yards, you could set it to any fm frequency
Just get a Mr Microphone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYEXBTlWf_4) :D
budafist
10-18-2007, 10:21 PM
If they're playing songs on a radio, hook yourself up with a radio transmitter (for example to an iPod), and tune that in to match the current frequency. Find some loud music and crank up the volume. Hide your iPod and act like you don't know where it's coming from.
Think that will get the radio removed pretty fast.
That is a fantistic idea. I don't think anyone would figure it out here. The horrid music they play is surely just background music.
balou
10-18-2007, 10:24 PM
Any ipod FM transmitter will work - I was using a griffin itrip.
My itrip has a cigarette lighter plug at the end. Don't you have to have it plugged in to work? Aw. Don't tell me MD. You have cigarette lighters built into your desk? I want to move to Milwaukee.
Virgo Nightingale
10-18-2007, 10:25 PM
He'll just have to park his car right outside the window...
LOL - No cig lighter in my desk - Although that would be pretty sweet....
Mine is an older one (3g ipod) looks like this one and draws power from the ipod battery
http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/2909-trip.jpg
CkretAjint
10-18-2007, 11:16 PM
That bloody Snoopy Christmas song makes me want to kill!
This one? (http://www.djjohn.net/images/DJ_John_Mash___The_Christmas_massacre_of_Charlie_B rown_2005.mp3)
:D
fredrich
10-19-2007, 03:33 PM
My itrip has a cigarette lighter plug at the end. Don't you have to have it plugged in to work? Aw. Don't tell me MD. You have cigarette lighters built into your desk? I want to move to Milwaukee.
Then you've got a different iTrip model. There are several FM transmitters out there, some only to iPod/mp3 players and others who will fit anything with a 3.5mm jack.