Shhhhh
We have an open floorplan at work, and cube "pods" with 4 desks each and no real walls between pods. As a result, sound carries very far, and people never seem to realize how loud they're being.
In a couple weeks, we're getting a "sound masking" system. Basically, a white noise generator, with speakers scattered throughout the ceiling. It's supposed to make a constant sound similar to our air-conditioning system which will cover up and change the voice sounds.
What I'm wondering is, what will the constant exposure to this sound do to my hearing, long-term?
posted by dakboy at
21:36
3 Comments:
cone of silence!
By
Anonymous, at 5/21/2007 10:39 PM
White Noise Gennies give me a headache. We had them at the old Telecoms shop in NC. They were, "teh suck".
By
Enos Straitt, at 5/22/2007 3:47 PM
Yeah, we've had a few people with desk-size white noise generators before. They didn't help a whole lot, and the noise definitely got to my ears.
Not looking forward to this new system, but with it being actually designed & tuned for the space, we may get lucky.
By
dakboy, at 5/23/2007 9:48 PM
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