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From: rice@Data-IO.COM (Ken Rice)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,comp.software-eng,comp.edu
Subject: Re: Offices versus Cubicles
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Date: 26 Jan 88 22:20:27 GMT
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Reply-To: rice@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM (Ken Rice)
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While I'm sure that no one who reads this group is guilty of it, I'll add
the fact that someone listening to a Walkman(TM) can be VERY disruptive to
other people nearby if they are doing it rudely. That means (amoung other
things): listening at loud volumes that leak noise (music, whatever) out
into the surroundings, whistling along with their music, and tapping
fingers-feet-pencils to the tune.

Also, it can be difficult and awkward to attract the attention of someone
who's listening to earphones. I had two situations that I remember from the
past year. In one, I tapped a friend on the shoulder and her instinctive
reaction was to turn and take a swing at me. She missed me and bashed a file
cabinet with her fist--then swore at me in a foreign language for 20 minutes.
I forgot what I wanted to talk to her about. The other time was on a weekend
when not many people were around. I scared another friend out of her shorts
and she cried for 20 minutes--then she kicked me. Damn this is a tough place
to work!

Ken Rice