what will u do if u r in a noisy office
By AnnieHouston
@AnnieHouston (208)
China
April 15, 2013 7:27pm CST
I'm now working in a department with only 5 persons, two of them r so noisy and three of them r so wordy. Surprisingly, they r all male. In traditional concern, it is female who loves to do endless talk, but in my office, the situation is opposite. We two girls here always keep quiet almost all day, doing things ourselves. Especially the team leader, who is a futile and has a deafening voice himself, every morning, he'll come into our office and talk about nonsense for almost an hour and one of my noisy colleagues who has deafening voice as well would cooperate, sometimes I consider that a flattering because he is so poor and he never wanted to hate his leader. I'm so frustrated everyday, working in this noisy environment. It dramatically influenced my working efficiency becaus I am a translator I have to concerntrate when I'm working.
I want some suggestion how can I get rid of it except quit jobs.
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11 responses
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
What you need to do is to learn to adapt in the environment but at the same time staying focus on your job. Maybe you can try doing listening to music, having earphones on your ears to avoid listening to nonsense topic. But you should be able to be aware also about using earphones at work, especially if there are customers. 
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
U r right. I use my earbuds so often everytime when I can't bear it. Maybe if I finally learned how to work effectively in a noisy environment, I'll find myself another self-accomplishment.
@Sindelle (824)
• United States
16 Apr 13
If they're being disrespectful and making it difficult for you to concentrate I would just tell them. They might even feel bad that they're such a distraction and apologize. When I'm at work and someone is being obnoxious I don't hesitate to tell anyone to zip it and it works out just peachy.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
Sindelle, I should learn from ur courage to tell straightly, but they r all older than me more than ten years, I think my words would not take effect even if I talk to them. And I've told my team leader for many times to stop talking and not to smoke here--why I'm so brave to talk to him? because I said he's futile and no one is scared of him--he would do as u said for just a moment, after that, he's "alive" again.
I don't want to have lunch or something like that with them, so nasty and noisy in daily life as well.
@comment_please (338)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
Telling them is good idea but tell it nicely. For example....join them in a lunch and tell him how you feel.
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
I understand that it will be hard for you to do your job with all those noises. I think that it is still best to go to your team leader and tell him how you feel about and how it greatly affects your performance. My previous boss is the same. There were times that from the moment he stepped in our office, he would shout and call someone's name. As if he owns the whole place. It is just disgusting and very unprofessional I think. But it is a good thing that he is no longer here because he was transferred.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
I hope someday my team leader will be transferred to the outer space ...I'll never discuss something with him, he's so nasty and incapability, he always fails to strive for our team rights, the only thing he's good at is to concerntrate on his nonsense. I don't think it is useful to discuss with him. Anyway, thanks for ur advice.
@TLilly12 (1229)
• United States
16 Apr 13
You need to go to your boss, and ask him /her if they can move you to another location, where it is quite because you are, not about to concentrate on your work because, of all the noise around you, I hope they will move you, so you won't have to quit your job.
@comment_please (338)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
Don't quit your job. Stay there! Why? Soon you will discover why?
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
For TLilly, thank u for ur suggestion, I have already tried that and the boss said he would put our translator into another quiet office, but it has been almost one year since his promise. He's so concern about our working environment and he always talk quietly even whisper when he comes to our office, sometimes he'll ask the people he want to talk out, leave us a quiet room. Maybe he's so busy that he forgot the office-changing-thing. I just wonder, a boss can do like this, why could those noisy colleagues?
And for PLEASE, ur words seem to be so confused,I'll stay and check what would happen.
@profmuhammadakhtar (103)
• Pakistan
16 Apr 13
this is very much awkward situation everyone faces due to different behaviour of people , in practice people do not now how to behave and live in surrounding areas where other too many people work though all is not control by us it easy to minimise this kind of noicy office situation you can put ear pnone and work smoothy or trying some new think that they cannot talk loosly
@tinayu (214)
• China
16 Apr 13
you can directly advise them not to make so much noise.when they want to talk something,they can go out or talk softly.if this is useless.you have to plug your ears with the earplugs.after all,you can reject to hear the noise while you can't remove the source of the noise.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
Yes, I have the rights to refuse. I often use my earbuds just when they start nonsense, I hope someday they'll be self-conscious.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Apr 13
Hello AnnieHouston. I work in the school. On each office door, we place a board with the words, "This is a non-smoking office." So no one smokes in the office. If someone wants to smoke, he gets out of the office to smoke. Gladly, our office is not a noisy one. But sometimes when they speak, I would change my work to some kind of work that does not need too much of my concentration like correcting the exercise-books from the students.
It is annoying to have someone who keeps chatting while you have to be concentrated in your work. I hope you could find solution to this with good luck. Take care.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
Thanks William, I think a board writing can be no longer useful for me. Just like I don't think people with low quality will someday change to a gentleman. How's ur teaching life? since u r a teacher, can u help me this question, can a low quality person who was born to be low quality will change someday to a fine person?
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
Do you have a boss? Go to your boss and tell him about your problem. Is there another place there where you can work quietly? I am sure they have such a place. it is no use working in such a noisy environment. it is unproductive.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
Yeah, I told him for many times and he's too busy to arrange this, so the only wahy for me do is to wait till someday he'll find me a quiet place.
@Lovegreen (376)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
Well if you can't ignore it then better be frank about it. Air your side during staff meetings, after all it's the team leader who should be most concerned about work efficiency so tell it to his face
@lsjapdoit (651)
• Indonesia
16 Apr 13
You can just tell the disturbing guys to be quiet when you are working. They too are professionals who need some quiet moment when doing their work. They will understand.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
16 Apr 13
Good for me that I do not share my office to anyone. Some co-workers are asking me to get an assistant but I am best working alone. I have a separate work station far from the department which I belong. They share one room together.
In your case, since you are working at the department store, it is quite impossible for you to have the peace working kind of environment. It is either you live with that or leave out the job. But if it is possible to talk to your boss about your situation then its worth the try.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
17 Apr 13
I believe someday I'll have my own office. Like I said to previous mylotters, I told my boss and he's so busy to arrange this though he promised us. I'm justing waiting for that day separating from those noisy guys.
