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The colleague besides me is in a meeting and he is talking so loudly. How to tell him that he is too loud and am sure disturbing many around him.
How to make him realize that , as he is very much senior to me I don't find appropriate to tell him directly.

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Neoerectus · M

Frankly, this why cubes and open space offices Don't work.

Early Modern architects discovered this with their "cool" artsy designs. Countless studies back this up, but every organization and manager seems to think they are an exception. Silicon Valley plebes took to wearing earbuds or head phones for some sense of privacy and to counter ambient noise.

BTW, "white noise" generators also induce physical stress, as measured my heart rates and BP...