FabSwingers.com forum: Eating in Open Plan Office

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Maybe it's just me and I should zone out a little more, but does anybody else find it distracting to hear others munching, chewing, unwrapping etc. Hard to focus on work when colleagues are biting into Granny Smith apples, or have a mouthful of nuts.

Am I being too audio-sensitive?!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"or have a mouthful of nuts."

Very distracting.

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By *andtsurreyCouple
over a year ago

Torbay

I can't bear it. My poor office neighbour chewed gum all afternoon today and i literally wanted to staple her lips together. I even considered which stapler would work best.

I'm not ok!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe it's just me and I should zone out a little more, but does anybody else find it distracting to hear others munching, chewing, unwrapping etc. Hard to focus on work when colleagues are biting into Granny Smith apples, or have a mouthful of nuts.

Am I being too audio-sensitive?!!"
yes I'm not a fan especially on trains

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hearing people eat in public makes me feel stabby

I'm OK in eatery type places- but people chewing and crunching and slurping anywhere else should be illegal!

I had a shitty job years ago in an open plan office - and the woman next to me seemed to have endless bags of crisps, rustly bags rand stinky food

I hated her!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Munching doesn’t bother me but there should be a ban on smelly lunchboxes!

Eggs & fish have no business in the workplace.

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By *ingerrrrWoman
over a year ago

Meath

my daughter suffers from this... it makes me slurp more just to get a rise out of her..

it has a name...

Misophonia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"my daughter suffers from this... it makes me slurp more just to get a rise out of her..

it has a name...

Misophonia

I've definitely got it.

I hate tapping and other people's music etc ..

But the food noises are the worst!

Stinky crisps on public transport is my idea of hell

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By *andtsurreyCouple
over a year ago

Torbay

"Hearing people eat in public makes me feel stabby

I'm OK in eatery type places- but people chewing and crunching and slurping anywhere else should be illegal!

I had a shitty job years ago in an open plan office - and the woman next to me seemed to have endless bags of crisps, rustly bags rand stinky food

I hated her!"

I'm so glad it's not just me. I might need to remove all sharp objects at lunchtime!

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By *ord Willy McFuck-BucketMan
over a year ago

newcastle

Years ago when I worked in a big office, yer man across from me used to put his head right into his desk drawer to eat his sandwiches, weird lad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's un hygienic to eat at a desk. All those food crumbs etc.

It's also bad for your digestive system. People should leave their desks to eat. There should be designated areas away from work stations to eat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Crunching crisp packets!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's un hygienic to eat at a desk. All those food crumbs etc.

It's also bad for your digestive system. People should leave their desks to eat. There should be designated areas away from work stations to eat"

Sadly most work places don't have them, we don't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate the sound of people eating. Funnily enough I love the sound of a sloppy bj

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

The offices where I work have banned people from eating at their desks after one worker had a tuna salad for breakfast. The whole office stank like cat food for the rest of the day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hearing people eat in public makes me feel stabby

I'm OK in eatery type places- but people chewing and crunching and slurping anywhere else should be illegal!

I had a shitty job years ago in an open plan office - and the woman next to me seemed to have endless bags of crisps, rustly bags rand stinky food

I hated her!

I'm so glad it's not just me. I might need to remove all sharp objects at lunchtime!"

Yes you should!

But I don't understand why they are unaware it's disgusting

I would never crunch stinky egg fish crisps at work or on public transport!

Filth

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Oh god, I can't bare noisy eaters!!!

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