Loud, loud music.
One of my two jobs is working in a clothes shop. A big, fairly cheap chain style one. So clearly anything above us shop floor drones is soulless £££ grabbing twattery.

The new idea is "Louder is better!" for the music. Fair enough, I like it above background level when its a nice tune. Couple of grievances here though:
1) The shop CDs are awful. God knows who made the remixes of all the chart songs of the past 3 months, but they need killed.
2) We cant bring our own CD's / plug our music players in because it breaks the whole "uniform" of the stores.
3) Loud music is music where you have to literally stand beside someone and shout to hear them. Many a customer has been lost because I simply cannot understand them, and ive had many a bollocking for not doing something that was shouted at me from across the store for simply not hearing what was said. At All.

So, where do I stick it to the man you ask?
Theyve tried to get everyone to sign a sheet of paper "swearing" that the musics gonna be big loud and cool, man!
Yeah, like im going to sign that.
Good luck sacking me for it.
(bredstkcriminal, Sat 19 Jun 2010, 15:55, 5 replies)

you could
get a db meter and see if they are actually breaking the law, you all could be having your hearing ruined.
(mesoiam Quote unquote "ultimate belt", Sat 19 Jun 2010, 16:54, closed)

Does this apply to retail premises as well as industrial premises?
I've worked in several plants where the ambient noise level was over 85 dB and therefore the employer had a legal obligation to provide all employees with ear protection. But most staff in nightclubs and bars don't wear earplugs, even though the ambient noise level is much higher.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 19 Jun 2010, 17:45, closed)

The regulations don't just apply to certain workplaces
but all of them.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Sat 19 Jun 2010, 18:58, closed)

They certainly have to provide you with
ear plugs/defenders, and the louder the noise you are exposed to, the shorter time you can work with longer statutory breaks. Signing your agreement is irrelevant too, you can't waive your rights to H&S at Work. If you choose to not bother with wearing the PPE, that's up to you, but the employer has to make provision.

And I'm sure they are paid up to date with their PRS/PPL aren't they? Yeeeeeah, of course they are, but possibly worth checking.....
(Rsoles, Sat 19 Jun 2010, 20:10, closed)

I've been in shops like that,
usually trendy clothes shops, and have always left without buying anything. Why would anyone shop in a place where you can't hear whether it makes your bum look big or not?
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 22:24, closed)