William in Sydney spotted this note on the notice board of an apartment block he was visiting. If you’re going to tackle a DIY project, I reckon that Saturday morning is as good a time as any, no?
Confidential to the notewriter: As someone who also a) lives in an apartment complex and b) works the night shift at a hospital, I’m surprised you haven’t figured out by now that the world doesn’t revolve around you and your schedule. The graveyard shift is already taking years off your life. How about you do everyone a favor and use some of that sweet shift differential to buy yourself a pair of earplugs?
related: Hello, 911? My neighbors are loud walkers!
49 responses so far ↓
#1
shwo!
Someone’s drilling on a Saturday morning and it’s not you. I think I see the source of your anger.
Jun 22, 2014 at 8:46 pm rating: 43
#2
Roto13
There are times when people are allowed to make noise and Saturday morning (assuming we don’t mean, like, 5 in the morning) is one of them.
Jun 22, 2014 at 9:06 pm rating: 49
#3
Haggie
Next time, we’ll do it at 3am and if anyone has a problem, tell them to ring you at 9am on Saturday…
Jun 22, 2014 at 9:08 pm rating: 9
#4
Jami
Depends on what time Saturday morning. Saturday at 6 am? Fuck you, driller. Saturday at 9 am? Fuck you, note writer, buy some earplugs.
Yes, those three hours do make a difference.
Jun 22, 2014 at 9:56 pm rating: 46
#5
Stacy
I’ve been a shift worker and my advice is buy either silicone ear plugs or a pair of noise cancelling ear protection (the kind you buying to use while shooting firearms). They work great and I’ve been using them to also silence two years worth of construction happening less than 50 feet from my bedroom window.
Jun 23, 2014 at 12:31 am rating: 17
#6
Janipurr
Well, in defense of the letter writer, I worked graveyard shifts for 10 years, and there’s only so much ear plugs and double paned windows can keep out. Though, as someone else said, there is a big difference between 6am and 9am–you just aren’t going to escape noise if you are a day sleeper. You just have to get used to it. To this day, I can only sleep for 3 hours max without waking up, even if it’s only for a short time.
And the “confidential to note writer” douche? F you. If you really work nights at a hospital, you should know how important it is that your doctors and nurses have adequate sleep. I don’t really want my ER docs and nurses working on me when they are seriously sleep deprived.
Jun 23, 2014 at 2:07 am rating: 24
#7
kaetra
The world is noisy. Get used to it. Sleep deprived people are crabby. Get used to it.
Jun 23, 2014 at 9:54 am rating: 13
#8
Dane Zeller
Options:
1. Get a daytime job.
2. Get a different apartment.
3. Buy a Harley for your commuting vehicle.
4. Buy a set of drums for your new-found musical hobby.
Or,
5. Suck it up.
Invoice will follow.
Signed,
Dr. Z,
Jun 23, 2014 at 10:32 am rating: 12
#9
Quite Contrary
Please define drilling. There are multiple definitions.
Jun 23, 2014 at 12:12 pm rating: 4
#10
L
If I didn’t get depressed by lack of sunlight, I could probably do graveyard shifts just fine XD
When I sleep, I can sleep through almost anything. Only recent exceptions have been – smoke detector, the gutters dripping (but I’d taken a pill the night before to actually get to sleep and that changes how deeply I sleep – and the gutter thing kept forcing itself into my dreams and making me wake up panicking) and, always, the alarm clock.
Drilling? Bah. That’s nothing XD
Jun 23, 2014 at 3:00 pm rating: 4
#11
Arhi
Earplugs? Seriously? They don’t work for vibrations, so useless for drilling and subwoofers, too.
Jun 23, 2014 at 4:44 pm rating: 7
#12
assiveProgressive
I remember a few months ago there was a woodpecker that woke me up. I should have left it a note about its annoying drilling.
Jun 24, 2014 at 9:46 am rating: 4
#13
Student
F*ck that kind of noise on Saturday morning. What’s wrong with Saturday or Sunday afternoons?
Sure, the renovators might not have known this person’s occupation but still, that noise on weekend mornings is shitty for anybody! Old people, babies, students, shift workers, anybody who doesn’t sleep immediately at 10pm (especially on a Friday night, seriously). The only people not bothered are people that get up early to work on Saturday – but f*ck those people, they’re not affected anyway. The only reason I’m not fully team notewriter is because of the tone they used. Underlining of “drilling” wasn’t necessary, or the “I wanted to thank you” bullshit. The more direct, the less obnoxious.
Jun 24, 2014 at 10:47 pm rating: 4
#14
Good Habits (@GoodHabits5)
Google pay 97$ per hour my last pay check was $8500 working 1o hours a week online. My younger brother friend has been averaging 12k for months now and he works about 22 hours a week. I cant believe how easy it was once I tried it out. This is wha I do……
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Jun 28, 2014 at 9:28 am rating: 0
#15
Lisa
Also, not everyone gets that “sweet shift differential.” Or chose a night job. I worked days with the same company, in a position that didn’t have a night-shift counterpart, for 2 years. One day, upper management came in and told us the entire team was switching to nights effective the following week (this was on a Wednesday). If you couldn’t make the switch and wanted to stay with the company, they’d gladly let you switch from nice low-stress data entry to being a telephone customer service rep. No, anyone who left wasn’t going to get a severence package or any form of compensation. And finally, no, we weren’t going to get paid any more.
Jun 29, 2014 at 3:35 am rating: 3
#16
Lisa
Several great points in these comments about the ineffectiveness and/or impracticality of ear plugs. I just want to add that, not that ear plugs are all that expensive, but not everyone gets that “sweet shift differential.” Or knowingly chose a night job.
I worked days with the same company, in a position that didn’t have a night-shift counterpart, for 2 years. One day, upper management came in and told us the entire team was switching to nights effective the following week (this was on a Wednesday). If you couldn’t make the switch and wanted to stay with the company, they’d gladly let you switch from nice low-stress data entry to being a telephone customer service rep. No, anyone who left wasn’t going to get a severence package or any form of compensation. And finally, no, we weren’t going to get paid any more.
Jun 29, 2014 at 3:41 am rating: 2
#17
Godiva
Team drill baby drill
The people doing the maintenance probably don’t live there. They are most likely part of the maintenance crew, you know…doing their job!
Also there’s a difference between drilling at 5AM and drilling after 8AM, which is far more reasonable. The note writer does not tell us when it happened.
Also, it makes more sense to make a loud noise when the majority of people are awake, rather than at night when the majority are asleep. It would be far worse to turn on the drill at 12AM.
Jul 8, 2014 at 2:37 pm rating: 1
#18
Dr. Chalkwitheringlicktacklefeff
Drillers gonna drill. And if they are at work Monday to Friday they’re going to do it at the weekend. If you live in a crowded neighbourhood, there’s always somebody whose weird shift pattern you’re going to be interrupting.
Aug 1, 2014 at 6:57 am rating: 0
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