Office noise - short rant / statement of the almost unbelievable

If anyone told me that they had people in their office who were so loud on the telephone that Bose QC20 noise cancelling ear buds (turned *on* -noise cancelling mode- and pressed in with a good seal) *and* music turned up to the first "amber warning" bar on an iPhone would be insufficient to render them inaudible, I wouldn't believe it.

I *do* believe it, however, as I'm experiencing it first hand.

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In a good mood, just incredulous.