Productivity | Why are more staff wearing headphones at work?

Listening to music is a popular tool sought to maintain productivity, as Workthere recently discovered that 24% of office-based HR and recruitment workers say that the addition of music can increase their overall productivity.

Therefore, it’s no surprise to see so many employees using their headphones to listen to music to help assist with concentration in the office.

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Output | Half of HR think this is the key to productive working

As more and more business opt for an open-plan office, workers can sometimes feel the need to block out distractions and build their imaginary personal cubical by using their set of headphones.

For example, in 2012 Sue Shellenbarger wrote in The Wall Street Journal: “The trend toward open office design, with low or no partitions and lots of glass walls, can increase distractions and has made headphones more popular.