Q: I hate having to listen to heavy rock music blasting out at me nine hours a day. Mostly I work in a fairly confined area but even when I am in the larger factory I still struggle to understand why I have to listen to someone else's choice of music (if that is what it can be called) all day.
Upon applying for the last three jobs I have had, I have approached the problem of having to listen to music I don't like, only to be told "if you don't like it turn it down". You know what happens when I turn someone's radio down? They turn it up louder.
Mostly my work could be a whole lot better if I was able to concentrate fully, and yet I hear employers saying they struggle to get good workers (in my opinion those who like radios are second-rate tradesmen mostly).
Recently, having complained about radios for a number of years, I decided enough was enough and left the company. When I applied for another job and gave my previous employer as a reference, I was turned down because of my preference for a quiet workplace.
Do I have no rights? I am not a killjoy. I go to work to work and would like to come home to listen to my choice of music, if I had not been bombarded with it all day. What do you think?
