To wear earplugs to block out colleague with vocal fry

[calmama]

My god it’s grating. Wish she would do some work and stop frying all those words. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH

[YouJustDoYou]

Vocal fry?

[PureAlchemy]

[LadySlipper]

Is she my son's girlfriend? Great girl, but the fry...arahhh!

[Gatekeeper]

God you poor bugger...bad enough hearing it on the telly. At least with that there's a mute button. Quizzical look with a slight clearing of your throat and pass her a Fishermans Friend. After all....if she is making such a noise she.must have a nasty sore throat

[Purplelion]

You do know that some people don’t do it deliberately right?

[Nanna50]

Not sure what vocal fry is but a random thought often pops in my head of what Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon’s child’s voice will sound like.

[Charlesthekingcavalier]

I’m sure you speak perfectly, OP

[SinglePringle]

I’m with you OP. It’s so contrived!

[PositiveVibez]

I feel for you OP.

Vocal fry is totally done on purpose to emulate reality stars basically.

It's very damaging to vocal cords, so you have to go out of your way to put on that way of talking.

It would annoy me no end.

[Youhedge]

It’s usually an affectation, and a recent modern one. I heard a random outtake of a Kardashian get a strep test love. My daughter sings like it if she’s imitating a pop song

[motherheroic]

@Purplelion I think most people believe it's deliberate or preventable. There isn't enough breathe going through the vocal cords. It's as simple as that.

[motherheroic]

We can all do an intimidation of vocal fry. That doesn't mean it's fake and put on all the time.

[Youhedge]

I’d say something to her too, but I’m fairly straightforward. I wouldn’t be mean, but I would mention it

[malificent7]

What is vocal fry?

[Lifesabeach86]

What is a vocal fry???

[PlumsGalore]

Off to look on urban dictionary to find out what vocal fry is....

[Illberidingshotgun]

I have no idea what vocal fry is, but if she has a condition that you find distracting, and wearing earplugs would not prevent you doing your job, or affect the quality of your work, then why not?

[PlumsGalore]

Ha ha ha I get it now. Lots of examples on YouTube “ ohhhh myyy gawwwwd, i jusssst looooove it, like I went to the store yesterday and like it was soooo cooool”

[StealthPolarBear]

I have a colleague who does this, I'm fairly sure it isn't put on but it sounds so uncomfortable.

[Lifesabeach86]

Just fell down a YouTube rabbit hole. Absolutely grating!!!! Find an article about the vocal fry OP and read it aloud next to her

[hula008]

Why is it mainly women criticised for having vocal fry? Men exhibit it more often yet I only ever hear that it's "annoying" when a woman does it.

www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/5006345/what-is-vocal-fry/%3famp=true

[OtherVoicesOtherRooms]

if she has a condition that you find distracting,...

A 'condition'

My D.C. can imitate this voice perfectly! It's awful.
YWNBU to wear earplugs.

[OtherVoicesOtherRooms]

hula
Interestingly the clip didn't actually show an example of a man doing it.
I'm guessing it's because their deep voice is actually their own and not an affectation.

[overnightangel]

I blame Dua Lipa.

[DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou]

OMG I've just googled vocal fry.

I don't think I've ever heard this in RL.