Originally Posted by
topflightpro
I started my new job a week and a half ago. The coworker who sits next to me wears big, over-the-ear headphones to listen to music most of the day - no big deal. But she frequently starts singing along to whatever she is listening to in a fairly high-pitched tone. And I don't think she realizes how loud she can get when she does this. I have resorted to taking out my hearing aid and to wearing my own headphones as a result, and sometimes, I can hear her over my earbuds.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
Singing along in an office is a pretty dumb idea. I have no idea how I'd address that though as a coworker. As a manager I'd certainly just talk to them one on one and bring up that it can be distracting and I've noticed it, but as the new coworker I don't have a clue.