[cwilkes]

Usually if you have to ask "is this too X?" It is and you know it internally.

They are being socially polite. See if their productivity dropped, they are out of the office more, they exclude you from events, or if they quit.

[jordigh]

I don't see them doing any of those things.

Also, I just realised my keyboard isn't quite as noisy as a model M. I don't think it has quite the same spring mechanism. It's clicky, but apparently tolerable.