One in five use iPod at work

The company I currently work for, doing data entry actually encourages the use of MP3 players to drown out the clacking of keyboards. With 30 other people in the same room, it can get noisy. I don't know what I'd do without my iPod at work. The last place I worked, in the offices of a steel warehouse would not allow iPods. No way, no how.

I find that when I really need to concentrate, music is a must. Its been that way ever since I can remember, way back when work was homework. These days its XM Radio or my mp3 player (it doesn't have to be an iPod!) or mp3 files on my computer, or the latest addition to this list, mp3Tunes's locker Oboe (http://www.mp3tunes.com/locker).

I listen to my iPod at work every day, all day. They joke that my headphones are going to grow into my head. And quite frankly, my iPod helps the day go faster, and I can stay focused on my work.
Instead of listening to my coworker constantly call her boyfriend every 5 minutes to complain about something, or listen to another coworker talk about her cheating husband, I can just tune out all of them with my music.
Also, I like the fact that my headphones keep people from bugging me. That keeps me out of the office cliques and their politics.

Nice. I was just at the dentist and was pleasantly surprised (as an AAPL shareholder) to see that it appeared as though the employees all brought their personal iPods to work. They took turns swapping the iPod in and out a desktop speaker base (JBL).

Spokesman Alan Mitchell said: "If staff spend time listening to music instead of working, that will reduce their productivity and so firms are quite right to ban MP3 players."

fuckwit

I work for a graphic design studio that's organized in a team structure. Most teams have a stereo in their space. The team on the floor above me usually plays really bad music loud enough that I can hear it clearly through the ceiling of my office, so sometimes I'll put my headphones on to drown out their crap. Also, if I'm trying to crank through work I'll use my headphones to help eliminate distractions like the phone.

...to add: Its ironic that i get to make music all day but i cant listen to it... eh? And Im a music freak!

I work at a cd/dvd replication factory and while they dont ban the use of music players its all pretty pointless since part of my job is listening for a faint alarm noise in an already very noisy, massive building that goes off on malfunctioned machines.
Grrrr

My company has grown so fast that we are really short of space these days. A cube farm would be a luxury. We're so packed together that we distract each other quite a lot and we're encouraged to bring headphones to work to be able to concentrate better.

No, and if they did, I would seriously consider quitting. My iPod and my music collection is what gets me through the day. If I wasn't able to listen to my music, I would go insane there. The job is pretty boring business stuff.

I can see places of business not allowing iPods and other MP3 players. Boing comes to mind. Any place that has Secret or Top Secret requirements and such.

I can also see where other companies would be concerned about an employee taking software source, sensitive documents, or programs out of the office with such devices.