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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 E Jan 17 '18 at 15:42
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    similar to https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/104474/how-to-tell-office-colleague-to-turn-off-radio See that question for my response re: humming colleague. Also see https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/4206/what-can-i-do-about-a-very-loud-coworker – A.S Jan 17 '18 at 16:09
  • You could always hire John McClane to have a "talk" with him... – Rui F Ribeiro Jan 17 '18 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?"

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