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I think if you work solo the majority of the time and don't have a lot of interaction with others, it's not rude. I find it more rude to play your annoying music or podcasts loud for everyone else to hear lol
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I agree! I think if you are doing it by yourself then it shouldn’t be an issue.
Absolutely not - infact I work inan open office environment and wouldn't be able to concentrate without headphones! As long as you aren't affecting others I.e. loud music.
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Thank you for your thought process on this!
As long as it doesn't interfere with others, no.
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That’s exactly what I was thinking! Keeping the volume manageable without it being too loud/obnoxious is key!
I don't wear mine because no one else in the office does. If I am alone in my office, I might put them in but when I am around others I don't wear them. I work with an older crowd and they would definitely view it as rude.
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I totally get it. The older generation would absolutely view it as rude so I could see why you would t even try.
I wondered this as well. I am older and, usually, don’t find it rude. The issue I had was I managed a dept that needed everyone to stay engaged with their team. Although everyone had their own office, there was a lot of movement and face to face conversations. I found it frustrating to have to wait for them to catch up to the conversation and having to repeat the beginning of a question . I also encountered numerous employees that were watching videos (of all sorts - movies, podcasts, etc). which impacted their productivity.
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I see. Thank you for your input!
No not at all. After 2 yrs wfh and no distractions or people walking around. Now being in office 4x’s a day I have too. My manager does too. Heck everyone around me wears one. I use wireless blue tooth with noise canceling. Works great
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Thank you for your input. I didn’t think it was rude at as well.