I wear special ear plugs at work that make everything nearly silent. Everyone thinks it's because I need them to concentrate but it's really because I'm sick of listening to my co-workers' bullshit, whistling and fingernail drumming.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/aa8c916b-a703-4398-8c1f-68d5515d976e/i-wear-special-ear-plugs-at-work-that-make-everything-nearly-silent.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 09:02:38 GMTWed, 08 Apr 2026 10:20:06 GMT60@fesshole what is the brand, or link, please?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PlutonicXT/statuses/116368829946628331https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/PlutonicXT/statuses/116368829946628331Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:23:49 GMT@fesshole come on, you can't say that and not tell us where to get those ear plugs

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/korrok/statuses/116368790254534498https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/korrok/statuses/116368790254534498Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:13:43 GMT@fesshole
Or people eating crisps at their f. desk!
The rage, the rage!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mamot.fr/users/koantig/statuses/116368769388606073https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mamot.fr/users/koantig/statuses/116368769388606073Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:08:25 GMT@fesshole Yeah, classic management having their own offices and the rest of us working in a panopticon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/zebulonmysterioso/statuses/116368667819329429https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/zebulonmysterioso/statuses/116368667819329429Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:42:35 GMT@fesshole Absolutely valid reason. Since our management in their infinite wisdom has decided we get more or less open-plan offices in the new building, my use of noise-cancelling earphones in the office has drastically increased.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/jyrgenn/statuses/116368620379942469https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/jyrgenn/statuses/116368620379942469Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:31 GMT@fesshole so... to concentrate?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrorBedrack/statuses/116368610302383924https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DrorBedrack/statuses/116368610302383924Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:27:58 GMT@fesshole don't gatekeep

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://typo.social/users/sol/statuses/116368598912261550https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://typo.social/users/sol/statuses/116368598912261550Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:25:04 GMT@fesshole So, you need them to concentrate.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Mabande/statuses/116368597981620527https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Mabande/statuses/116368597981620527Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:24:50 GMT