Humming all day long

[caseysmom]

So I sit in a cubicle at work and this lady just moved a cube diagonally across the hall. She hums all day! Isn't that rude, wouldn't she be aware of bothering people.

She is not a technical person, she moved into the middle of the engineering folks because she needed to be near natural light she had a brain tumor. I feel bad for her but come on we need to concentrate!

[Cinder & Smoke]

So I sit in a cubicle at work and this lady ...
She hums all day!

OMG!
This sounds like a job that Human Resources ought to resolve!

[caseysmom]

Yeah I am trying not to do that but I may have to. Another person who sits nearby talked to her about her phone conferences that are not work related but she didn't seem to take the hint. She is really loud.

I am afraid one day I will stand up and just yell shut up!

[Taz_Zoee]

Welcome to my world!! I've been dealing with a hummer/singer in my office for MONTHS (almost a full year) now. I tell (or ask) him to stop. Finally at our last company staff meeting it was mentioned not to do that because it is distracting to those trying to concentrate. And he still does it! But I just remind him of the meeting. I actually haven't heard him today, now that I think about it.

A co-worker that used to sit in the cubicle right next to him would wear ear plugs or headphones to drown him out. And I think it's worse because he is male, so the sound is deeper and travels farther.

Good luck! I would definitely tell HR though. I did! And I told my supervisor and she told me I should talk to him and I told her I DO!!!

[caseysmom]

My boss would take care of it but it wouldn't be tactful at all I have been trying to avoid that.

[Cataholic]

Could you mention to her, "you know, I hear you making noises over here, and I always think you are saying something to me!" Maybe she isn't aware of it??