Louis CarterFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Best Practice Institute · Founder and CEO, Best Practice Institute - Most Loved Workplace® | Organizational Psychologist | Creator of AI Workplace Intelligence and Employer Branding Platform

Fix Flickering Lights & Noise: Workplace Sensory Issues Solved! #shorts

4 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Flickering LED lights and noise are common workplace sensory issues, especially for neurodivergent employees. Poor dimmer switches and cheap power supplies cause the flicker. Noise-canceling headsets and sensory breaks help, but fixing the hardware itself is better.

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Some people are bothered by noise. They might need noise-canceling headsets. They might need some sensory breaks. And one of the big problems we've got now in offices, and this would have been a big problem for some brilliant feed mill designers that I worked with, is flickering on LED lights. And it all depends upon what dimmer switch is on it, what exact bulb. Just the other day, I was out at Chicken Farm and we took an LED light apart. I couldn't believe the cheap little power supply it had. No wonder it broke. And, and about, I'm going to guess, maybe 10 or 20% of people with a neurodiverse label will have problems with flickering light, and that has to be fixed.