Oh ErinBear

I'm sure your colleague was a lovely lady, but I once
shared an office alongside a woman who worked aloud and it drove me nuts! I simply couldn't concentrate on my own work when I was being forced to think about hers simultaneously.

It gradually got on my nerves so much that I managed to get moved to a different office. The woman was so nice that I didn't have the heart to tell her to button her lip, and I suffered in silence for months.

I'd be very interested to know how you managed in that scenario; it obviously didn't bother you.

FG