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lemmehelpyaout t1_j6ojrnp wrote

If he needs auditory stimulation during the workday, he should be the one wearing headphones and listening to nursery rhymes or whatever else he wants so only he can hear it.

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yowen2000 t1_j6olbn9 wrote

This is a ridiculous thing to have on TV while working, it's exactly conducive to a professional setting, which is what your home is during working hours. He is the outlier here, not you. He can get a tablet + headphones to get the visuals+sounds he needs to be productive.

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JFC_ucantbeserious t1_j6omhzr wrote

>how can we compromise?

  • He has a tablet or other laptop positioned in his visual field but not visible to you.
  • You guys rearrange the furniture so that he can see the tv from where he’s at but you can’t see it from where you’re at.
  • You switch work stations.
  • You establish that the living room is his workspace from 9-5 (or whatever) and you have a separate room/area that is your workspace. Each of you gets to control what happens in your respective workspaces.
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yowen2000 t1_j6oruf8 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,679,111)

I get that he needs it. But that doesn't make it any less ridiculous in a professional setting. Tell him to watch on a tablet so you don't also have to look at it. Problem solved right?

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