http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/03/21/Epinions_iPod_listening_during_work_distraction_from_job.aspxNeed topicBLR's founder ponders whether workers can really give full attention to their jobs when they are listening to talk radio or music. en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Debug Build: 60217.2664)http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/03/21/Epinions_iPod_listening_during_work_distraction_from_job.aspx#831Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:19:30 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:831LeAnn MeeksI do listen to my iPod at work, and I don't think my work suffers from it, but then again, I'm only listening to music.  It's not that I'm actually listening to my music though, mainly it's to block out the distraction from the office.  I findhttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/03/21/Epinions_iPod_listening_during_work_distraction_from_job.aspx#832Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:23:41 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:832Lindsay39You cannot work well with music on.   But I cannot work well without music.   Which one of us is wrong?  Neither.  People are wired differently,a good manager knows that, and a great manager acts on it.  A poor manager sayshttp://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/archive/2008/03/21/Epinions_iPod_listening_during_work_distraction_from_job.aspx#833Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:25:27 GMTd41f1d89-8bcd-45c6-82d9-dc5c7ed081a0:833Lisa BeadleI have to disagree.  Certainly there are times, like reviewing contracts and other legal documents, when having music on can be distracting but I find that when performing some less stimulating tasks such as working with large spreadsheets and numbers,