I have to agree with Ernest, and I don't think that he's being even slightly melodramatic about it: A television in the break room would bother me a great deal. In fact, it usually bothers me when I need to spend a significant amount of time in any public space that is dominated by television screens - waiting rooms, supermarkets, lobbies, etc. I actually stopped visiting the gas station nearest to my apartment when they (bizarrely) added televisions to the pumps.
It's tolerable if the volume is low enough (as it usually was in bars and restaurants I've been to). Loud TV in public places is the worst though, yeah.
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