Personally I love 80's hair bands... so to me yes. I'd rather hear that than "You had a bad day blah blah" That shit sucks. DEATH TO THE LITE FM.

Its generational. Most people listening to House music or drum and bass don't work in offices. 20 years from now, you'll probably hear it and 50 years from now the elderly will have socials w/Crue screamin' "Shout at the devil".

Who said it actually was acceptable? Obviously, somebody in your office likes spandex and hair spray (the horror). This is always a contentious issue when you stuff a bunch of people together in little boxes with partitions instead of walls. There really is no way to answer your question exactly as asked, but I gather that the real issue is a clash of musical tastes in your office rather than the type of music. A few creative attempts to quell the battle of the music genres from my cubicle days :) -Consensus. Pick a type of music that the majority of the office can tolerate. No personal radios in common areas and/or cubicles--just the office radio. Works fairly well for close quarters and small offices. -No music at all. It may come to that if people are constantly bickering over the music and it causes arguments. Last but not least. . . -The Rules approach: Keep the volume down or wear earphones. Respect requests from co-workers to turn the music off or down. Choose music appropriate for the environment. Leave explicit versions of songs off your office playlist. (this is what worked the best because it was a nice happy medium and most people weren't put out by it) I had a co-worker who loved BB King. BB's great, but not over and over and over again all freaking day long. I was none too fond of his Norah Jones phase either. I would love to have shoved his CD Player up his. . .sorry, sorry. . .you get the idea. Hope this helps.