Our floor was "refreshed" and so we have brand new desks and they changed the seating arrangements. The new people that sit in front of me are so noisy it drives me mad!! I either have to just get up and leave my desk for a while, or I'm on my phone playing games until they stop their loud conversations. And the one girl eats sunflower seeds everyday! Who brings sunflower seeds to work??!! The constant crunching of chips and sunflower seeds and personal phone calls and conversations with the lady sitting next to her....I just can't. I asked my boss if I could move my desk, but based on how they have the new office situated, I'm limited. So I went to Lowe's and bought ear plugs. I'm talking construction worker grade ear plugs that go into my ear and block out all noise. I can still hear them from time to time, but it's muted. And I don't have to hear all of the eating noises. I'm annoyed that I have to do that, but you do what you gotta do. Oh, and my boss is sympathetic, but there isn't really a whole lot he can do. He did talk to their supervisors, but their silence was short lived.