First of all, rock your vote! I am not a morning person and therefore have plans to cast mine over the noon hour.
Secondly, my coworker likes to rock out at his desk. In theory, it's quite charming: he becomes increasingly enthusiastic, snaps his fingers, dances a little, and sings along, making up raunchy lyrics to jazz and motown classics. De facto, it rapidly becomes tedious. I don't begrudge him his enjoyment of the music, but I believe it's common courtesy to limit one's listening to headphones while in a shared office space. Oftentimes, I can't drown it out even by playing something through my headphones. And isn't everyone aggravated by competing songs?
To be fair, he has inquired on multiple occasions as to whether he's bothering us, but I'm too midwestern (read: passive-aggressive) to be honest about it. Instead, I post snarky comments on facebook about how inferior smooth jazz is. Since I have "friended" some of my coworkers, they often post sympathetic comments...and instead of feeling justified and taking arms against a sea of troubles and, by opposing, end them, I feel guilty about broadcasting my complaints and subsequently delete them from my feed. This is not productive.
We recently hired a new employee, and our supervisor advised the Music Man in a private email that headphones are to be used during her training period. I was surprised at how bitterly he reacted, and observed to him that the office rules state that headphones should always be used for personal listening -- similar to the headsets that are recommended for telephone calls in lieu of the speakerphone. He was unaware of the rule and has made no further protest, although I suspect this is an issue that will arise again in a few weeks. In the meantime, the office is blissfully quiet. I should take the opportunity to compose a request that it remain that way.
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