<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>something silly - distracting</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css"> <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/creacher.png"> </head> <body> <main> <h1 id="distracting">distracting</h1> <p> <code>2024-05-25</code><br> i work in an open office. that means there are 30 people in the same room trying to work. and between 1 and 5 conversations happening at once. i cannot work if i hear people talking, this is a constant problem. loud music helps some but makes me more tired too.<br> today i brought a bearing, i like to fidget with something while i think.<br> as soon as i spun the bearing, the two people having a conversation next to me that i was trying to ignore just stared at me then said "sorry but that's really distracting". how is that more distracting than people talking everywhere all the time? how can i be the only one struggling with this here?<br> </p> <p> i refuse to believe that <em>anyone</em> likes open offices. they just suck. bosses just choose it because it is cheaper and the status quo.<br> </p> <p> go back to <a href="/">procrastinating</a><br> </main> </body> </html>