usually its my boss when this happens soooooousually I'm good at quickly taking them off
― The Once-ler, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:28 (eight years ago) link
and you just say yes anyways even if you didn't hear him
― The Once-ler, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:29 (eight years ago) link
yeah I mean at work you have to kinda have the expectation that if yr listening to tunes that eventually you're going to have to stop to deal with actual work-related stuff (tho fortunately I work from home).
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:31 (eight years ago) link
"I'm sorry?", but mouthed instead of spoken because I forget that they can in fact hear me.
― jmm, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:36 (eight years ago) link
one alternative is pretending you don't see them standing behind you at the desk, and then when they walk into view acting like they scared you and flinging all the paperwork at your desk up into the air and shrieking
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:38 (eight years ago) link
take off headset and ask "I'm sorry, can you repeat yourself?"
any response besides this = grow up
― brimstead, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:41 (eight years ago) link
toss a handful of glitter in the offenders face
― all my friends are vampires (art), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:47 (eight years ago) link
one alternative is pretending you don't see them standing behind you at the desk, and then when they walk into view acting like they scared you
i've been legitimately spooked by my boss/coworkers when intensely focused on something with headphones on at work. on a couple of occasions i've started up out of my chair a bit. i'm so cool, like ice cold chill all the time.
― all my friends are vampires (art), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:49 (eight years ago) link
xpost toss Gary Glitter in the offender's face
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:50 (eight years ago) link
people who wear headphones at work: how would you like us to get your attention?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:50 (eight years ago) link
I didn't generally wear em at work cos music affects my ability to concentrate. I'm usually the guy who shows up at the desk. I find sometimes rapping my knuckles on the desk gets their attention. sometimes shouting CAndyman five times too.
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
xp there's no good way tbh. if my cube were oriented differently i'd be able to see people approach but my back would then be to the window which is where i usually spend most of my time staring absently so that obv wouldn't work
― all my friends are vampires (art), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:54 (eight years ago) link
i guess i would usually just IM the headphone people if i needed to talk to them
― brimstead, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:54 (eight years ago) link
knocking all their stuff off their desk works too
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:55 (eight years ago) link
yeah i would tell people to knock on the desk.
having a mirror on the desk so you can see if anyone approaches helps prevent scares.
― new noise, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:58 (eight years ago) link
I'll do this, albeit with deliberate slowness and slight sarcasm, if I've headphones on.
If its a headSET, and I'm thus on a call, thats different: sometimes it is really hard to know if someone's actually on a call (esp when its a conference call and theyve just been sitting there saying nothing), but at the same time if someone's talking in my ear I cannot stand somenoe walking up to me and jabbering at me, so my only reaction is usually to do a sort of panicked "talk to the hand" gesture at them and shake my head and point at the headset.
― I checked Snoops , and it is for real (Trayce), Tuesday, 1 September 2015 23:58 (eight years ago) link
at work I def think has its own special set of rules.
at home it aggravates me more because it's not like I'm completely antisocial, I pick a few hours to listen to tunes, and having to pull em off every 5 minutes just to have my Dad show me a gif that says "man is not complete until he's married. then he's finished" like I haven't heard tha tone a million times.
never wear em out in public
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 2 September 2015 00:02 (eight years ago) link
Oh I dont wear headphones at home... I suspect if I did, it wouldnt stop one of the kids walking up and telling me the endless story of Gloop the baddie robot he just invented, for the enth hundredth time.
― I checked Snoops , and it is for real (Trayce), Wednesday, 2 September 2015 00:37 (eight years ago) link
i suppose having kids would change the game for me
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 2 September 2015 00:47 (eight years ago) link
what if the subway is running over a different line and they want to alert you?
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 2 September 2015 02:51 (eight years ago) link
Ww ain't got subways here
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 2 September 2015 03:05 (eight years ago) link
the last time someone on the street tried to get me to take my headphones off i was going for a run in my old neighborhood and this dude tried to sell me a fedora.
i guess u really can't afford not to respond bc deals like this don't come along every day
― all my friends are vampires (art), Wednesday, 2 September 2015 03:21 (eight years ago) link
Was there a waving tubeman
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 2 September 2015 03:55 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 4 September 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 5 September 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link