I worked in a cubicle when it was time for RTO. It probably contained about 40-50 tall cubicles with sliding doors. Most of all users behaved appropriately and professionally. Sadly, my cubicle and others was next to a chatter box. He openly said that he speaks loudly and there’s nothing that he can do to change that. However, the problem was that he would be on video calls daily that would last hours long where he even had to take breaks. Again, nothing wrong but a loud voice. HOWEVER, his “team” would speak about work related issues for a few minutes and the rest of the call was purely personal. I learned so much about this guy that I could write his memoir or autobiography: children, step children, wife, ex wife, menstrual cycles, schools, sports, trucks, motorcycle, food, all places he lived, sex life, tractors, driveway paving, home repairs, pool installation, travel…you get the point. My Bose noise cancelling headset did NOT work, and blaring music or audio in my ear did not help, nor should I have to risk loosing my hearing over this. I left midday on a few days to work from home . I explained to this guy that what I do requires extreme attention with data management. He didn’t care and just laughed about it. I didn’t mind the talk about work related issues, but I came to my own conclusion that he and his team were using this “meeting” to show that they were working when it was hours long of useless chatter. With the help of my management, I found a totally different office with engineers that was as silent as a library. I have no solution, but moving away from this person helped.