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		therealdrag0 on March 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Today we moved into our new Facebook building” Closed cans or IEMs allow you to have very little (or no) audio volume while still blocking outside noise.

moe on March 30, 2015 [–]

And both tend to get very uncomfortable when worn for extended periods of time.

therealdrag0 on March 31, 2015 | [–]

Totally agree. I think offices should be default with optional communal areas, not the opposite (communal offices with limited private work rooms).

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