Re: Jerks around you.
RV. This is totally weird. That is exactly what I do. And yes, my neighbor did exactly that. I told him (more politely than stated above) my music volume is adjusted to drown out voices.
Sometimes people just sit in one persons office for 1 to 3 hrs. And non stop conversation. I use same strategy. If they don’t get the hint, I just keep music at a level that drowns them out.
Studies have shown efficiency drops by 70 pct when one hears people talk. 70 percent!
It is the fishing stories that get me. Man I am pumped up now