Noisy Coworker And Ways To Quiet Them Down
We all come across some noisy, loud mouth coworkers during our working careers. We have to deal with them some times by telling them politely to stop but it is not necessarily successful. At other times we can try to be creative and take the help of others in this. Just by doing a comical gesture to tell someone of his or her annoyance may sometimes bring positive results and quiet the noisy worker.
There are a couple of ways to silence a coworker who insists on poorly whistling or singing his way through the work day. You can start by simply ignoring the offending coworker, by bringing your own music, or by using headphones to ensure that the coworker's humming, singing, and whistling cannot be heard.
If you try that and it doesn't work, and you are aware of more than one other person who is frustrated with the noise this coworker makes. Then you can try to have every do something that if a clear but harmless like, try to get them to start a petition that they are all willing to sign. Then post it were your noisy office partner will see it.
A petition is one way to approach a coworker making an irritating noise. This allows all of you peers to present the issue as a group, and doesn't single you out as the sole reason for him to stop. This way a friendly work atmosphere can be maintained. It might even be funny to see the co workers reaction.
If you are troubled by the noise in the office such as the sound of typing, talking on phone, noise of the copier machine etc. then a temporary solution lies in unplugging everything that makes noise. In case this does not help and you don't even get fired then try moving out to the basement or some other quieter place with all your belongings.This protest will be noticed by other people and they will soon comply.
You can find creative solutions to the problems posed by noise in your office, whether it comes from a single employee or the combination of general office sounds. There are many humorous ways to make it clear that noise is a problem that needs to be dealt with, without being grossly insulting.
Encounters with annoying coworkers are inevitable. In spite of how irritating those fellow workers may be, you will still have to cope with them on some level. If you have problems with a noisy coworker or just the general office noise associated with work then put your thinking cap on and get creative. There are many funny ways to get your point across without directly insulting someone. Sometimes telling them that they are bothering you does not do the trick, and the situation calls for more drastic measures such as getting a group of fellow workers to demonstrate what that person is doing that is annoying to everyone.
Published September 22nd, 2008
Filed in Career
