iPod etiquette
I don’t know if there’s such a thing as a code of conduct for iPod users, but there ought to be. One of my staff has taken to getting around much of the day with an iPod glued to his ear.
You can make a perfectly audible comment across the office and he just doesn’t hear. To get his attention you have to draw his eye.
He’s not in a job where he has to answer the phone much, or get involved with discussions, but occasionally he is required to engage in dialogue.
Sometimes I see him swaying about the office, and if he wasn’t a non-drinker I’d have every reason to suspect he was intoxicated.
He’s good at his work, and apart from sometimes talking to myself while talking to him, I have no reason for complaint. I’m sure chronic text messagers waste more time than he does.
Is this is a common issue in the workplace? How should I deal with it?
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Simple; tell him to put it away when he's working. I don't believe anyone can focus 100% on what they're doing with music at full blast in their ears. If he's good at his job now imagine how good he'll be when he's more commited.