Poll: How would you describe the noise level in your workspace?
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Aitor Salaberria
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Spanien
Local time: 12:33
Engelska till Baskiska
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Minimum little noise required Oct 15, 2025

The washing machine from time to time, some cats meowing, music and a couple of cars passing by hourly. It would feel awkward if working in complete silence, sounds like an impossible situation though.

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Maria Laura Curzi
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 11:33
Medlem (2007)
Engelska till Portugisiska
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Other Oct 15, 2025

My workspace overlooks the rear of my building, which is mainly occupied by a hotel terrace. This means that noise levels are low during the day, but at night it's a different story when the hotel organises dinners on the terrace...

 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Tyskland
Local time: 12:33
Engelska till Tyska
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Basement dweller with music Oct 15, 2025

I have my office in the basement, so I am mostly unbothered by any noise from outside, unless there's some serious sawing, mowing and/or flexing going on.
That being said, I am usually listening to music at, say, slightly more than room volume.


 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
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Costa Rica
Local time: 04:33
Medlem (Oct 2026)
Engelska till Spanska
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It is quiet. Oct 16, 2025

I live in a rural place where you listen to birds, crickets, and dogs barking. I can sometimes listen to my family talking or some cars passing by my house, but it is still quiet. To be honest, I do like it a lot.

Philip Lees
Lieven Malaise
Marjolein Snippe
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Denis Fesik
Denis Fesik
Local time: 13:33
Engelska till Ryska
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City street sounds, nothing too crazy Oct 16, 2025

Plus, YouTube videos. Most of the time since June, I had no jobs to do, so I'd either read books or watch YouTube. And received my pay every month, since I wasn't a freelancer. That routine got me very tired, so now my workplace environment has become way louder because I'm a translator/editor turned welder. Arcs humming? No big deal. Angle grinders running? Still bearable (doesn't happen too often). One thing that's really taxing on your ears is everyone knocking off slag, all the time, after e... See more
Plus, YouTube videos. Most of the time since June, I had no jobs to do, so I'd either read books or watch YouTube. And received my pay every month, since I wasn't a freelancer. That routine got me very tired, so now my workplace environment has become way louder because I'm a translator/editor turned welder. Arcs humming? No big deal. Angle grinders running? Still bearable (doesn't happen too often). One thing that's really taxing on your ears is everyone knocking off slag, all the time, after every pass. A translator working from home has probably never been exposed to that level of hammering noise. And I have no regrets: I wanted a more dynamic life and got it ▲ Collapse


Maria Laura Curzi
 


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