Poll: Would it bother you if...

[zehydra]

I find it really annoying even when I can barely hear other people's music (like through headphones) if I'm trying to work. In fact I usually find it more annoying when it's only just audible than when it's loud, so I try to either work without music or with very quite music.

So if someone thought my music was too loud and turned it down, I would totally understand.

honestly I rather hear music I don't like than barely hear music I do like. Turn it up or turn it off.

this very much so, and especially with TVs. It bothers me when the TVs on, but the volume is down so low that you can't really hear anything, except the hum of the newsanchors talking

 

[Scarim Coral]

Nope if they want to turn it down than I fine with that.

 

[uc.asc]

If you're using a radio, without headphones, in a place where other people are working you're already an asshole.

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

There is no logical reason for that to be irritating.

If they changed the channel on a TV, or started playing a game I had paused, I would say yes.

 

[bdcjacko]

It wouldn't bother me at all if they asked me to turn down the music. However it's my stuff and messing with it without my permission would bother me a bit. It shows a total lack of respect for my person and my things.

Still like I said, if they asked, no problem. They could even ask to change it to station we can all enjoy, or to use it when I am not around. Wouldn't bother me at all.

The question is if you aren't around and they turned it off. They can't very well ask permission if you aren't there.

And they can't ask while I am there? This is the problem I have with people calling the police on people making noise as well. I could understand if you have made an attempt in the past to ask them to keep the noise down. After all how are they to know it's at an unacceptable volume unless you say something? Once you already established what an acceptable volume is, and if they exceed the law, and have been notified that exceeding the law disturbs you but still refuse to cooperate by all means then call the police, otherwise you are just being an ass because you don't even want to walk outside. It's your neighbor, what ever happened to neighborlinesses. It's the same situation here. You should respect the boundaries of those around you so that all can at least coexist in peace.

It would obviously be at a volume that bothered them the whole time, so why wouldn't they say anything except for this mentality of not rocking the boat they pass off as being courteous?

What are you talking about? The question is, you left work, and one of your co-workers noticed you left your radio/iPod/music playing device is on, so they turned it off while you were gone for an extended period of time. No one is saying anything about calling the cops.

 

[LadyMint]

Did something like this happen to you recently? Well anyway, my answer is no. By default I wouldn't have a radio on in my work environment unless I had earphones attached to it. If I'm forgetful enough to leave it blaring, then by all means one of my co-workers is allowed to turn it down or off. Or even to a different station, although when I get back since it's mine I would just turn it right back to my own station. I'm easy-going like that.

 

[bdcjacko]

Did something like this happen to you recently? Well anyway, my answer is no. By default I wouldn't have a radio on in my work environment unless I had earphones attached to it. If I'm forgetful enough to leave it blaring, then by all means one of my co-workers is allowed to turn it down or off. Or even to a different station, although when I get back since it's mine I would just turn it right back to my own station. I'm easy-going like that.

I have a co-worker that leaves her radio on...well it is on right now, I can hear it. she has been gone for about 2 hours. I have turned it down in the past and she flips shit when I turn it down because she doesn't like people touching stuff on her desk. I understand, but I have right not to listen to her music that no one else is listening too.

 

[Doclector]

No, it wouldn't. Why would it?

What an odd question.

 

[Mechsoap]

It wouldn't bother me at all if they asked me to turn down the music. However it's my stuff and messing with it without my permission would bother me a bit. It shows a total lack of respect for my person and my things.

Still like I said, if they asked, no problem. They could even ask to change it to station we can all enjoy, or to use it when I am not around. Wouldn't bother me at all.

Unsurprisingly, yes. :/

I'm a little OCD like that. :/

How is it that I can only find one other person bothered by someone messing with their stuff without permission. I don't let people into my house to play with my stuff when I am not around without permission.

Though this is a workplace, with other people...Working...

 

[Zhalath]

Nope. I left, my input wasn't present anymore.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Am I still in ear shot of it? Cuase that might irk me abit.

However, since I left the room (and presumably was and ass enough not to even bother asking if anyone else wnated to listen to the radio, or at least turn it down), my fellow co-workers and office mates are well within their rights. hell, they could have just turned it off (which would have bothered me, for some reason).

 

[Broken Boy]

Not really if the roles were reversed I probably wouldn't do it to someone else. But If the music sucks I wouldn't want to listen to it either.

 

[LadyMint]

Did something like this happen to you recently? Well anyway, my answer is no. By default I wouldn't have a radio on in my work environment unless I had earphones attached to it. If I'm forgetful enough to leave it blaring, then by all means one of my co-workers is allowed to turn it down or off. Or even to a different station, although when I get back since it's mine I would just turn it right back to my own station. I'm easy-going like that.

I have a co-worker that leaves her radio on...well it is on right now, I can hear it. she has been gone for about 2 hours. I have turned it down in the past and she flips shit when I turn it down because she doesn't like people touching stuff on her desk. I understand, but I have right not to listen to her music that no one else is listening too.

Have you asked her before to turn it down? I know that seems like an odd question after you say you've turned it down in her absence, but even as easy-going as I am, I know it can be irritating for no one to tell you that you're disturbing them, and instead to take matters into their own hands without confronting you first.

Of course, if you have already talked to her about it, then she's prettymuch given up her right to be pissed off in my book. I would speak to a mutual supervisor, or her direct supervisor if such a person exists. And if that's not an option, I'd just let her know that if she keeps leaving her radio up, she can expect me to keep turning it down when she's gone. It's obviously disruptive, so she needs to grow some consideration for others.

 

[bdcjacko]

Did something like this happen to you recently? Well anyway, my answer is no. By default I wouldn't have a radio on in my work environment unless I had earphones attached to it. If I'm forgetful enough to leave it blaring, then by all means one of my co-workers is allowed to turn it down or off. Or even to a different station, although when I get back since it's mine I would just turn it right back to my own station. I'm easy-going like that.

I have a co-worker that leaves her radio on...well it is on right now, I can hear it. she has been gone for about 2 hours. I have turned it down in the past and she flips shit when I turn it down because she doesn't like people touching stuff on her desk. I understand, but I have right not to listen to her music that no one else is listening too.

Have you asked her before to turn it down? I know that seems like an odd question after you say you've turned it down in her absence, but even as easy-going as I am, I know it can be irritating for no one to tell you that you're disturbing them, and instead to take matters into their own hands without confronting you first.

Of course, if you have already talked to her about it, then she's prettymuch given up her right to be pissed off in my book. I would speak to a mutual supervisor, or her direct supervisor if such a person exists. And if that's not an option, I'd just let her know that if she keeps leaving her radio up, she can expect me to keep turning it down when she's gone. It's obviously disruptive, so she needs to grow some consideration for others.

Yes, last time it happened, I said if you are going to be out for an extend period of time, please turn it down or off so I don't have to. Now she commonly has to run to the post office or bank for 15 minutes. I'm not bothered for 15 minutes, but and hour or so of barely hearing country music I know no one is listen to is when it annoys me.

 

[manaman]

It wouldn't bother me at all if they asked me to turn down the music. However it's my stuff and messing with it without my permission would bother me a bit. It shows a total lack of respect for my person and my things.

Still like I said, if they asked, no problem. They could even ask to change it to station we can all enjoy, or to use it when I am not around. Wouldn't bother me at all.

The question is if you aren't around and they turned it off. They can't very well ask permission if you aren't there.

And they can't ask while I am there? This is the problem I have with people calling the police on people making noise as well. I could understand if you have made an attempt in the past to ask them to keep the noise down. After all how are they to know it's at an unacceptable volume unless you say something? Once you already established what an acceptable volume is, and if they exceed the law, and have been notified that exceeding the law disturbs you but still refuse to cooperate by all means then call the police, otherwise you are just being an ass because you don't even want to walk outside. It's your neighbor, what ever happened to neighborlinesses. It's the same situation here. You should respect the boundaries of those around you so that all can at least coexist in peace.

It would obviously be at a volume that bothered them the whole time, so why wouldn't they say anything except for this mentality of not rocking the boat they pass off as being courteous?

What are you talking about? The question is, you left work, and one of your co-workers noticed you left your radio/iPod/music playing device is on, so they turned it off while you were gone for an extended period of time. No one is saying anything about calling the cops.

Go on. Re read it. It's okay. I can wait. Still missing it? I made a comparison between touching things without permission and people calling the cops on their neighbors for noise complaints without even asking the neighbor first. I find both activities to be rude, and both would bother me for pretty much the same reasons, because they would rather be self involved and petty actions that show little consideration for others and their things.

Now I wouldn't actually leave the radio on when I know I am leaving for a long time, I wouldn't knowingly leave the volume up so loud it bothers people as well. I would probably use headphones if possible, and would even attempt to find some common music we could all enjoy if it wasn't possible. I'm take others into consideration when I work or live in close proximity to them. But that's because I would rather make personal relations with others as effortless as possible, it's better for me, and it's better for them. I'm not going to bend over backwards for people, but I defiantly would go a few extra steps to appease them, because then they are willing to do the same for me.

I also made note that being bothered by something is not the same as being upset, or being angry. I wouldn't be either. Slightly annoyed at the most. I would simply tell them to ask me first, same as I would do with a neighbor that made a noise complaint. Give them my number and tell them to call me, as I have no problem turning it down and this way they don't even have to wait for the police to ask me. It's better for everyone involved to be neighborly.

 

[TheScottishFella]

It's a free world, and I ain't there. However why don't they just turn it off?

 

[binvjoh]

Why would it?

It would bother me if someone did that to me.

 

[Rayne870]

Ok, so you work in the same room as a few people. You have to leave for an hour or more, but you left your radio on. So while you are gone, one of your co workers turned it down because they didn't want to barely hear it from their desk. Would that bother you?

It's such a minor thing so it wouldn't bother me. I'm curious as to what the inspiration for this thread was. Perhaps you have a coworker that leaves his radio on?

 

[bdcjacko]

It wouldn't bother me at all if they asked me to turn down the music. However it's my stuff and messing with it without my permission would bother me a bit. It shows a total lack of respect for my person and my things.

Still like I said, if they asked, no problem. They could even ask to change it to station we can all enjoy, or to use it when I am not around. Wouldn't bother me at all.

The question is if you aren't around and they turned it off. They can't very well ask permission if you aren't there.

And they can't ask while I am there? This is the problem I have with people calling the police on people making noise as well. I could understand if you have made an attempt in the past to ask them to keep the noise down. After all how are they to know it's at an unacceptable volume unless you say something? Once you already established what an acceptable volume is, and if they exceed the law, and have been notified that exceeding the law disturbs you but still refuse to cooperate by all means then call the police, otherwise you are just being an ass because you don't even want to walk outside. It's your neighbor, what ever happened to neighborlinesses. It's the same situation here. You should respect the boundaries of those around you so that all can at least coexist in peace.

It would obviously be at a volume that bothered them the whole time, so why wouldn't they say anything except for this mentality of not rocking the boat they pass off as being courteous?

What are you talking about? The question is, you left work, and one of your co-workers noticed you left your radio/iPod/music playing device is on, so they turned it off while you were gone for an extended period of time. No one is saying anything about calling the cops.

Go on. Re read it. It's okay. I can wait. Still missing it? I made a comparison between touching things without permission and people calling the cops on their neighbors for noise complaints without even asking the neighbor first. I find both activities to be rude, and both would bother me for pretty much the same reasons, because they would rather be self involved and petty actions that show little consideration for others and their things.

Now I wouldn't actually leave the radio on when I know I am leaving for a long time, I wouldn't knowingly leave the volume up so loud it bothers people as well. I would probably use headphones if possible, and would even attempt to find some common music we could all enjoy if it wasn't possible. I'm take others into consideration when I work or live in close proximity to them. But that's because I would rather make personal relations with others as effortless as possible, it's better for me, and it's better for them. I'm not going to bend over backwards for people, but I defiantly would go a few extra steps to appease them, because then they are willing to do the same for me.

I also made note that being bothered by something is not the same as being upset, or being angry. I wouldn't be either. Slightly annoyed at the most. I would simply tell them to ask me first, same as I would do with a neighbor that made a noise complaint. Give them my number and tell them to call me, as I have no problem turning it down and this way they don't even have to wait for the police to ask me. It's better for everyone involved to be neighborly.

Simply saying that you would be mad at some one touching your radio while it is blaring and you are gone would have sufficed.

 

[bdcjacko]

Ok, so you work in the same room as a few people. You have to leave for an hour or more, but you left your radio on. So while you are gone, one of your co workers turned it down because they didn't want to barely hear it from their desk. Would that bother you?

It's such a minor thing so it wouldn't bother me. I'm curious as to what the inspiration for this thread was. Perhaps you have a coworker that leaves his radio on?

It is a her, but yes, and it is happening right this second.