工作场所戴耳机真的有用吗?
<p><span word="Marissa">Marissa</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> 120 <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p>玛丽莎•余(<span word="Marissa">Marissa</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span>)是休斯敦建筑工程公司<span word="PageSoutherlandPage">PageSoutherlandPage</span>的室内装潢主管，她在一个嘈杂的办公室里办公，近乎全开放式的办公环境中有120个同事环绕在她的周围。然而，当她想问个事、了解点情况或叫某个人时，却屡屡碰壁。</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="responding">responding</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Yu">Yu</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interiors">interiors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="PageSoutherlandPage">PageSoutherlandPage</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="dial">dial</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Pretty">Pretty</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>."</p><p><span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Stravato">Stravato</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span>休斯敦建筑工程公司<span word="PageSoutherlandPage">PageSoutherlandPage</span>的办公室内，有四分之三的员工戴着耳机工作。玛丽莎说，“你叫他们的名字三四遍，却得不到一点反应。你打分机过去，他们不接，最后你只好冲他们扔橡皮筋。”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="culprit">culprit</span>: <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="buds">buds</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>-<span word="canceling">canceling</span> <span word="headphones">headphones</span>. <span word="Roughly">Roughly</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Yu">Yu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="rigueur">rigueur</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>-<span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="headphones">headphones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="distractions">distractions</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="tolerate">tolerate</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p>
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