A technology problem to one may just be a small inconvenience to another.

This man noticed that his coworker’s headphones kept changing volume randomly.

He tried them on and observed what happened… until he found out what the real problem was.

Read the full story below for all the details.

When headphones mysteriously change the volume by themselves

A coworker had some funny behavior with her headphones.

They would randomly change the volume between normal, low, or completely quiet.

It happened every time she put them on or off her head.

This man tried to put on his coworker’s headphones.

I was looking at them. I tried them on.

I thought maybe it was something with the mic boom changing angle.

I wondered if there was a hidden switch inside or something like that.

At one moment, I was sitting right beside her.

I was watching when she was putting them on.

He finally understood what was happening.

Then I saw it.

I finally understood what was happening.

You know how you usually put those over-the-ear headphones on.

You grab them with both hands. One hand is on each side.

Your thumb is on the backside and your other fingers are on the front.

Well, right where you put the left thumb was the volume control.

It happened again recently, and they just shared a laugh.

Who made that design decision?

I was reminded of this recently.

It happened again when she could not hear anything.

We then both remembered that story.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Lol. Here’s a related story.

Here’s one about Kraken kitty headphones.

This person has no idea what’s happening.

Finally, this one offers a solution.

It wasn’t a mystery, but a flaw in tech design.

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