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
take off headset and ask "I'm sorry, can you repeat yourself?"
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