I can't believe that I'm the only one bothered by this.

[Mr. Rager!]

I'm guilty of all this.

Sometimes my bluetooth earpiece never leaves my ear.

I typically forget my sunglasses are, so they don't always come off. I don't see how it should really bother people... they're not hurting anyone. And if you don't want me to wear them around you, just say something.

Yeah, sometimes my iPod earbuds won't leave my ears. I won't ignore you... and if I'm having a conversation with you while there's an earbud in my ear... why should you be concerned?

[BookstoreEscapee]

Yeah, sometimes my iPod earbuds won't leave my ears. I won't ignore you... and if I'm having a conversation with you while there's an earbud in my ear... why should you be concerned?

I guess it can make you look like you're not really listening, but as long as you turn off the music.... I work in an office now, and I don't get phone calls (except my boss calling me from his office 30 feet away sometimes) and I just got an iPod for Christmans so I listen to it a lot at work. So if someone comes to talk to me I'll pause the music but not necessarily take out the earbuds. But I don't keep the volume very loud either. I can still chat with others over the cubicle walls while I have it on. We're pretty laid back and friendly like that. Plus there's only 8 of us plus my boss (only 12 cubes in the office and 3 are empty and the other houses the printer and fax).

-ams-

[Mark Healey]

I'm guilty of all this.

Sometimes my bluetooth earpiece never leaves my ear.

I typically forget my sunglasses are, so they don't always come off. I don't see how it should really bother people... they're not hurting anyone. And if you don't want me to wear them around you, just say something.

Because you get a lot of subtle ques from peoples eyes. When people are wearing sunglasses in inappopriate situations you are depriving them of those ques. You're basically wearing a mask which means you might be up to no good.

Yeah, sometimes my iPod earbuds won't leave my ears. I won't ignore you... and if I'm having a conversation with you while there's an earbud in my ear... why should you be concerned?

Because I don't know how high you have the volume. Should I shout so I can be overheard over the music or speak normaly and risk having to repeat myself.

[Mr. Rager!]

Because you get a lot of subtle ques from peoples eyes. When people are wearing sunglasses in inappopriate situations you are depriving them of those ques. You're basically wearing a mask which means you might be up to no good.



Because I don't know how high you have the volume. Should I shout so I can be overheard over the music or speak normaly and risk having to repeat myself.

If you ask the people I work with, I'm never up to any good. (Ask my friends if I'm ever up to any good, they tell you the same thing)


And as far as volume... shit, man. If I'm having a conversation with you... I MUST be hearing you!!

All I'm saying is that are more important things to worry about. If you have an issue with something that someone is doing, just say something!

[tintaglia]

various little responses

people with eaphones in only annoy me if I can hear the 'music' from the other side of my store (I turn mine down when I'm shopping as I know noone else wants to hear 'les miserables' )

I have been known to wear sunglasses, not only inside, but also while working, tho not for a while *knock on wood* pesky migraines are a thing of the past (yay accupuncture

[BookstoreEscapee]

various little responses

people with eaphones in only annoy me if I can hear the 'music' from the other side of my store (I turn mine down when I'm shopping as I know noone else wants to hear 'les miserables' )

I have been known to wear sunglasses, not only inside, but also while working, tho not for a while *knock on wood* pesky migraines are a thing of the past (yay accupuncture

I wanna hear Les Mis!!

:hums: There is a castle on a cloud.....

Hey, where's MY castle on a cloud???

[HYHYBT]

we'll have our entertainment in the palm of our hand and won't need to share moments with anyone...sigh.

And now, bringing my mind back out of the gutter...

I don't think that he was. I'd seen him in the restaurant several times before without sunglasses and this particular encounter happened on a rather warm July afternoon. I could be wrong though.

Maybe. Maybe, as someone else mentioned, they're prescription sunglasses; they might not feel like switching back and forth, or may be wearing them because their untinted ones are broken. It really doesn't matter. It's no one's business, really, if someone chooses to wear sunglasses where someone else doesn't happen to like it. If people can talk over the phone with no trouble, not being able to see each others' eyes, then they can talk in person with sunglasses on. It does look silly, though.

Because I don't know how high you have the volume. Should I shout so I can be overheard over the music or speak normaly and risk having to repeat myself.

Of course not. Talk normally, and assume they can hear you unless they say otherwise. If they can't hear you and choose to be rude about it, that's a different complaint.

[kibbles]

Because you get a lot of subtle ques from peoples eyes. When people are wearing sunglasses in inappopriate situations you are depriving them of those ques. You're basically wearing a mask which means you might be up to no good.

Up to no good for not taking off sunglasses? I gotta disagree on that one, that's a pretty broad generalization.


Kibbles

[MurphMan]

Lately with me, it is the Bluetooth people. They walk around with the earpiece on, but I never see the phone. Hmmmmmm?

I just want to yell "Cyberman!" and throw gold plated jewelry at them.

I had a customer come in a while back with a Bluetooth in each ear.

I seriously wanted to jump the counter and restrain her, lest she drag other people to their cybery demise.

[Ree]

I work with a girl who uses a bluetooth constantly the moment she is away from her work station.
She walks in the door talking on it, and sits in the breakroom talking on it.
As soon as she is done for the day, she starts talking on it.

I realize it's her business, but it's still annoying to be sitting there and hear her say something, and think she's talking to me, so I answer and then realize she's on the damn phone.

One day, as she was coming downstairs, one of the other girls was turning the corner to walk up the stairs, and they met face to face just as the chick said, "I love you" to the person on the other end of the phone.

It was kind of funny.

My boss came to me one day with this funny look on his face, and he leaned in as he does when he has something important and fairly confidential to say to me.
He said, "Umm...that girl of yours...does she have a problem? I just saw her walking around talking to herself."
I laughed and explained that she had a bluetooth.

He was a little embarrassed, but he laughed about it.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I don't mind gadgets, unless they impair the transaction. What bugs me is people, usually teenagers, who have their crappy Britney Spears album playing on their ipod so loudly that everyone around them can hear it... especially if they sing along to it. O_o

And I sometimes wear sunglasses indoors, if I'm quickly popping into a shop I don't take them off as it's a bore switching from prescription sunnies to glasses if I'm only in there for a few minutes. Plus, strong sunlight/neon lighting gives me headaches.

[B&NGoddess]

if i happen to be on registers and someone rolls up while talking on the phone, i ignore the fact that they're on the phone. "did you find everything ok? do you have a member card? have you heard about the program before? you can slide your credit card through there. okay sign on the bottom please. have a good day!"

i try to keep talking as much as possible.

one of my coworkers once said that he could wait until the customer was done on the phone before ringing her up. she must've stood there for at least five minutes waiting for him to ring her up. he kept saying "no no, finish your conversation, i can wait."

bitch would not take the hint.