Where I used to work it was REALLY hard to get work done some times.
We where on the second floor... the entire floor was open... so sound easily moves accross the entire thing. The floor vibrates really easy when people walk about the room... And you can see EVERYTHING just by looking up... LOL
(If I looked up and a little to my right I end up staring at the CEO... etc)
Although there was not much I could do about the vibration... one thing that helps is putting up things like bookshelvs. (I had a filing cabnet and a foldup table against one of my cubicle walls)
As far as noise goes... a REALLY good pair of headphones (the nice kind that cover up your entire ear) can cut down on a lot of noise... So the use of those plus some decent LOUD music
After listening to the music for a bit you forget its there... but its enough to take up a few of the extra cycles your mind ends up spending on thinking about everything that is bugging you...
Of course the fact the engeneering department stood in the hallway while they smoked instead of going outside was a bit of a problem too... considering around the later half of the day the damn place was rank with smoke fumes.......
Of course now I am working from home... Of course is a problem all on its own *grins*
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We where on the second floor... the entire floor was open... so sound easily moves accross the entire thing. The floor vibrates really easy when people walk about the room... And you can see EVERYTHING just by looking up... LOL
(If I looked up and a little to my right I end up staring at the CEO... etc)
Although there was not much I could do about the vibration... one thing that helps is putting up things like bookshelvs. (I had a filing cabnet and a foldup table against one of my cubicle walls)
As far as noise goes... a REALLY good pair of headphones (the nice kind that cover up your entire ear) can cut down on a lot of noise... So the use of those plus some decent LOUD music
After listening to the music for a bit you forget its there... but its enough to take up a few of the extra cycles your mind ends up spending on thinking about everything that is bugging you...
Of course the fact the engeneering department stood in the hallway while they smoked instead of going outside was a bit of a problem too... considering around the later half of the day the damn place was rank with smoke fumes.......
Of course now I am working from home... Of course is a problem all on its own *grins*