Hello, advice needed re; music at work please.

clairec79

I wonder if you approached it as a 'can we have a set volume please, someone keeps turning the sound down when the songs I like are on' if you'd have a better reaction - hopefully if they leave the volume knob alone you won't get them too loud either

ktothema

Ive worked a few places that allowed music, and problems like these quite often cropped up as everyone's music taste differs. The only medium we found in all these places was to find a radio station that mainly played enough music that no one was really offended by. Radio 2 mostly

I think you are handling this well, and a volume limit is a good thing. Everyone also hears at different levels, so what's not loud for another may be deafening to someone else. It should all be about finding happy mediums for everyone.

ali-t

If you are getting headphones you can download a white noise track that will cancel out any other noise. It doesn't have to be loud but will phase out the other music

kazwookie

Use ear plugs, deafen it out

getmore4less

I have over ear Noise cancelling I use for travel

Mine are JVC and were OK price BOSE do over ear a bit pricy.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=over+ear+noise+cancelling+headphones&sprefix=over+ear+noi%2Caps%2C252


start with earplugs you can get special fitting ones.

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=custom%20fit%20ear%20defenders&oq=custom%20fit%20ear%20def

Sambucus_Nigra

Can you ask to be moved as far away from the 'music' as possible?

Savvy_Sue

ktothema wrote: »

Everyone also hears at different levels, so what's not loud for another may be deafening to someone else.

This: I feel the OP's pain, I quite often find myself in situations where background music is too loud for me, but if I ask for it to be turned down I am looked at as if I am quite mad!

kazwookie wrote: »

Use ear plugs, deafen it out

I know I couldn't wear ear plugs all day, just wouldn't be comfortable. Plus it would raise its own H&S issues - as would the ear defenders - would you hear the fire alarm?

Acc72

kazwookie wrote: »

Use ear plugs, deafen it out

Beat me to it !

VitaK

To me this sounds more like silent bullying than anything else. You shouldn't have to endure loud and uncomfortable music or sounds, because colleagues dont think of anyone other then themself. Personal sound protection devices are an option, but you do risk alienating yourself in the proces.

ohreally

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

- as would the ear defenders - would you hear the fire alarm?

There are appliances suitable for hearing impaired - the sounders have a strobe piggy-backed to them (plenty workplaces fail to/ don't consider this).