Name That Tune

22.5 million iPods were sold in 2005. How many of them have appeared in your workplace? It has become more and more common to walk through a company and see individuals wearing earphones attached to an MP3 player; some singing along, some moving to the beat and some drumming on their desk. In other cases you may see employees receiving training via podcasts.

Has the MP3 player become a tool to enhance workplace productivity or a distraction? Needless to say there are arguments on both sides of issue. In a USAToday article, Stephanie Armour explores this growing workplace trend.

Have MP3 players become a part of your workplace landscape? How do you personally feel about their use at work? What is your company's stand on their use?

To read Stephanie Armour's article click here: Music hath charm for some workers - others it annoys

Posted by Denise Knutson, Senior Consultant, The H.S. Group