I wear a headset all day and sometimes feel oddly self-conscious about it. It helps me focus, block noise, and stay sharp, but I still catch people joking about it like I am being antisocial. Is wearing a headset at work seen as normal now, or does it still quietly count against you?

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People seriously joke about this where you work? That's bizarre. I've got my headphones in 90% of the day, my coworkers do too. There's nothing weird about it IMO. Your coworkers are weird for not understanding this.

I feel better hearing that. It helps me focus and actually get work done, so I am sticking with it. If anything, the noise is more distracting than the headset.

To each their own at work. If wearing headphones comes off as antisocial and makes people leave me alone, I might give it a try, too.

Honestly, that part made me laugh. If it helps me focus and keeps interruptions down, that feels like a win right now, especially with everyone half switched off.

It's especially normal when you got stupid ass employees like the ones that you got on your job they don't got nothing better to do but sit there and watch your ass wear headphones you stop worrying about them type people they ain't got no f****** life they don't got nothing else better to do then b******* around fine you just keep your eyes forward and keep put one foot in front of the other and keep walking and ignore the haters

You are right, people will comment no matter what. I am doing what helps me work properly and that is what matters.

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