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Opera practice at the office?

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One of the secretaries here at the office is a struggling opera singer in her real life. She really is fantastic, and many of us here have been to her concerts.

Much of her work is of the relatively mundane sort - spending a lot of time at the copier or the shredder, for example. While she's waiting for these machines to finish their business, she practices her music. Is it awful of me to be annoyed by this sometimes? I'm the only one with an office close enough to really hear.

It's not that I have anything against opera music - I quite like much of it, in fact. But hearing someone *sight read* and *practice* is entirely different.

So I hook up my iPod to my computer speakers, and play some Springsteen or something - but if I played it loud enough to actually drown out the opera, then I'd be being rude.

Thoughts?

smiley - mouse


Opera practice at the office?

Post 2

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

Headphones smiley - smiley


Opera practice at the office?

Post 3

Lentilla (Keeper of Non-Sequiturs)

I think you're stuck. If you say anything, you'll hurt her feelings... And there's no polite way of saying 'Your singing is too noisy.'

Is there a door that you can close between her and you?


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Post 4

David Conway

Second the headphones motion.

I work in a cubicle environment, in a grouping of about 30 of the dXmned things. At any given time, at least 20 headphones are in use.

NBY


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Mikey the Humming Mouse - A3938628 Learn More About the Edited Guide!

Today is another opera day....

I've tried headphones, but I just really don't seem to be able to get much work done with them on. Hmmmm.... if this was going to happen all the time, I would probably plunk done the money for some nice, comfortable, wireless headphones or something...


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Post 6

David Conway

Earplugs?

NBY


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