Everyone there is leaning left (I assume) and 90% of the "music" is graphics depictions of sex, rape, sodomy, suicide, etc. How the heck do I stay clean and keep bad thoughts out of my head? I'm a not musically inclined guy and earbuds never fit in my ears.
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Tell your supervisor that the music is disturbing you and has a negative effect on your ability to work. If nothing is done to correct situation, bring in the biggest old-school boom box you can find and blare talk radio at the loudest volume level - something non-political like traffic and weather, for example. When people complain (they will) - point out that they're music is disruptive and you'll turn yours off if they can keep their "music" to a level that does not interfere with your ability to work. I'm assuming the "music" is being played by the other employees at their work stations - if it's on the company speakers, follow everyones else's advice or start looking for another job.
Pull out the ol ghetto blaster and let em have some Norwegian Death Metal!
Always has to be either death or black metal. Maybe heavier thrash. Kreator would be a good start.
Agreed!
LMFAO
I don't use earbuds. I use "Blu-Tack Original". I can mould it to fit.
You need to go out for a run; this music was made for joggers.
Dear OP, I wear swimmer's ear-plugs at my place of work to block out the trash-noise being poured out onto us through the loud-speakers of the in-store sound-system. The excuse they use is "we have to hear the in-store pages". I'm just waiting for someone to demand that I stop using the ear-plugs. I already have a work-place injury lawyer in contact.
Yes, it is difficult and I regularly soak my ear-plugs in dilute hydrogen-peroxide and I often switch them out with spares. The big-ole sound-suppressor ear-muffs might be better for you. Yes, I am looking for other work but for now, it's all I have (and so far, they aren't demanding a clot-shot).
My take on the loud music is: this is the Admin's way of harassing/bullying everyone (including customers) unfortunate enough to have to shop or work there. I LOVE the local crew and most of the customers but the upper admin-group (scoundrels from another part of the state) are virtue-signaling snakes. More and more, I am convinced they are evil. By God's Grace, this job is just a stop on the way for me.
Prayers already going up for you and for others in a situation similar to ours.
Awesome post.
As someone whose ears are always On The Job, I use Honeywell Laser Lite ear plugs quite frequently to give myself some quiet. Been using them for over a decade with great success.
https://sps.honeywell.com/us/en/products/safety/hearing-protection/earplugs/laser-lite
As an Electronics Engineer, I'd be tempted to sabotage the equipment. Usually, the simplest way is to pour sugary liquid into it. Not that I would advocate doing that, of course. Purely a hypothetical scenario.
Headphones instead? Put on some good instrumental music and block those jokers out.
What she said^
Agreed. Just go with what works. Some sound canceling, over the ear, headphones are very nice.
You could find a way to hack into that music system, and shut it down. Where is the source coming from. It would be a shame if a bottle of water or soda pop fell on that item.
Put some classical music on.
Last time I threw classical music on in a bar, I met an attorney because of it.
Not sure where you work, but it would probably be good to ask that first...Is it retail?
Sir this is a wendys
Ask to play some Cannibal Corpse.
Normal earbuds don’t fit me either, I get these cheap ones from Amazon called like boltune or something (they always change the name), but they come with three sizes of earbud silicone caps so you can pick the one that does fit. It’s like 20-30 bucks, some are Bluetooth. Usually last me about 3-4 years
Be honest. Tell them it sucks and is disturbing.
I have. They just think it's funny and one of them said I was adorable for being a christian. I'll talk to the supervisor today lol
I have not watched videos in years. Yesterday I took my niece out to get her nails done. They were playing Gaga videos - Holy shit, I cannot believe someone actually thinks this is 'art'. Hey, I grew up during, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, but that was just disturbing on so many levels...
get a big cotton ball and keep paring it down till it fits your ear.
Get headphones. This post makes it sound like you are 12 years old.
Rap and the urban trash culture being pushed on our utes is destroying our country.
The solution to pollution is dilution. If you're swamped with negative music at work, you've got to find a way to keep it out or flush it out. This means a time commitment to refreshing your brain. It's worth it, but it will be hard in the beginning. Get some positive books to read. Good stories with quality themes, overcoming, and feel good endings are a fine start, but hard core self examination geared literature is going to flush out the bad while giving you ways to make yourself better, more valuable, and might even give you enough confidence to swap jobs to a place that doesn't have profanity over the speakers.