He hunches over his iTunes like a dragon on his jewels, relentlessly clicking through his favorite albums, subjecting the entire office to specially curated playlists like "Pump-Up Jamz 4 U!" He's the office DJ -- and unless you work in silence or are protected by the sanctuary of headphones -- he can ruin the day with his imposed tastes.
Often, we lazily let such tyrants have their way with our ears, too caught up with actually working to contest their musical choices. However, if we looked a little further into the digital music ethos for a solution, we would see that office jamming doesn't have to be a chore -- or a battle. It can be a collaborative effort reminiscent of the culture of teamwork that your boss' inspirational posters tout.
Read on for four services that put the "I" and "U" back into music:
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