• Lesrid@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    They’re actually trying to solve the calls thing, but in the worst way: super fucking loud “white noise machines”. Basically a tiny speaker in every other ceiling tile that makes it sound like the most oppressive AC setup in the world.

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      1 year ago

      We put tape over those. Other people, too lazy to do the same, we’re jealous of our cube farm!

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        1 year ago

        God I didn’t even consider packing tape, our office is extremely open but I bet I could stay late and sabotage every other speaker to try and reduce the noise a bit.

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          1 year ago

          We used regular tape. Take a disposable coffee cup, flip it over. Make a roundish star of tape on it, sticky side up, then put the cup on a broom handle and press it against the speaker on the ceiling. No climbing needed ;)

          Might not work for other models of speakers I guess, ours were just about perfectly sized for the disposable cup!