> If this is the future of tech work, then I guess I'd better find another career--perhaps gardening or wood-working?
Exactly. I can't imagine working in an environment like that.
You don't want to hear me playing Smooth by Neil Cicierega[1], and I don't want to hear you playing rap.
A work environment is not the place to be playing music for everyone around you. Constant generic music is the worst part of retail, and that's saying something.
If your goal is to foster creativity and productivity, but all I hear is thump-thump-thump drilling into my head, I'm not going to be either. Even when it's music I love (or music I love working to) I'll still pause it when I'm trying to really understand what's going on in a complex system.
Exactly. I can't imagine working in an environment like that.
You don't want to hear me playing Smooth by Neil Cicierega[1], and I don't want to hear you playing rap.
A work environment is not the place to be playing music for everyone around you. Constant generic music is the worst part of retail, and that's saying something.
If your goal is to foster creativity and productivity, but all I hear is thump-thump-thump drilling into my head, I'm not going to be either. Even when it's music I love (or music I love working to) I'll still pause it when I'm trying to really understand what's going on in a complex system.
[1]: https://youtu.be/8D-WVlRohQk