I have a colleague who sings under their breath while working. It's quite disturbing, even with headphones on. How can I assertively request that they stop doing it without coming across as controlling?
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@TheSnarkKnight Don't Worry, Be Happy is better. Every time you hear him hum just start singing that and it'll never leave his head. It's passive-aggression on steroids. :)– Chris EJan 17, 2018 at 15:42
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2similar to workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/104474/… See that question for my response re: humming colleague. Also see workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/4206/…– A.SJan 17, 2018 at 16:09
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You could always hire John McClane to have a "talk" with him...– Rui F RibeiroJan 17, 2018 at 21:20
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Every suggestion here seems to be jokingly passive aggressive. I'm not sure that's really warranted and the singer may be doing it unconsciously or thinks he is unheard. As a hummer myself, I would prefer someone simply says to me:
"Hey Forklift, sorry to interrupt you, but that singing is a little bit distracting for me. Do you think you could listen to music on your headphones instead?"
