Originally Posted by
Antarius
They work perfectly for you listening and others hearing you, yes. However, since they do a good job at blocking ambient noise, many people naturally do talk louder.
It doesn't excuse the bad behavior, but it does explain some of it. That and self-important braggarts.
They work perfectly when I am on a call so that I do not need to shout to be heard by the party on the other end. Despite this, I do all possible not to have my conversations for others to hear, preferring the text option.