PerkyPancake
PerkyPancake

Urgent help

How do I get someone sitting across my bay to stop humming/singing? Especially when I’m mid conversation with colleagues? And especially if they suck?

27mo ago
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WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Umm… the non conflicting way to resolve would be to put on noise cancellation headphones

PerkyPancake
PerkyPancake
BYJU'S27mo

Yeah I forgot mine at home, they’re being shipped lol

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Play ā€œMai hoon Jianā€ from Doraemon at full blast

I think they’ll get the message

SleepySushi
SleepySushi

Please let them sing. Considering it’s BYJU’S, at least one person is having fun at work 🄲

PerkyPancake
PerkyPancake
BYJU'S27mo

Our floor is quite lively tbh

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Oh good lord, I had a colleague like this! We work remotely, there would be a group call and he'd just keep himself on unmute and hum songs while others talked He KNEW he was unmuted, he would do it ALL THE TIME

PerkyPancake
PerkyPancake
BYJU'S27mo

HAHAHAHA I need this level of confidence

DizzyMuffin
DizzyMuffin

You get off your chair. Lean over.
Politely ask ā€œheyā€ā€¦.. he’ll stop whistling and ask you wassup.

That’s when you remind him that it’s a workplace and STFU.

PerkyPancake
PerkyPancake
BYJU'S27mo

Im feeling bad for her now

ZoomyMuffin
ZoomyMuffin
Amazon27mo

I recommend starting a rumor about their bad singing šŸ˜‚

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