Depending on the model of your microwave, there might be a silent mode. Mine has this and don't miss the beeping at all.

If my microwave didn't have a mute function (and I couldn't return it to get one that did) I would take it apart and disconnect the speaker.

I had to do that to the dishwasher, because even though the dishwasher could be muted it insisted on beeping before the door auto-opened to let steam out.

I got a remote controlled ceiling fan that had a speaker soldered onto the motherboard. It beeped whenever it turned on or the fan speed changed. I took it apart and stabbed the center of the speaker with an ice pick until it died. Then I covered the hole with hot glue for good measure.

My devices will mute or I will make them mute.

On the flip side, leaving time on the microwave is a damnedable act.

No you gotta stop the bomb before it explodes

My current microwave's "done" sound doesn't piss me off, which is nice. It's a short tune.

Exactly. Why have four angry beeps when I can have one polite one?

Ffs could they just make an option where you can tell it to beep once and shut the hell up/off?

Of course they could, but they won't. Mfr I'm not going anywhere for the 2 minutes I put this bowl of oatmeal in.

Wait you guys are in the same room as the microwave when it dings?

I set mine for 99:99 and wing it.

I hit cancel when it's under 3. I don't know exactly how far the microwave radiation from a dielectric heating element can travel but I'm not planning to find out.

One is too risky you might miss it i do it between 5 and 3.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm autistic because I have to wait for the entire duration of the time every time

I do this.

What I really like about my microwave is that the beep will immediately cut off off I open the door. Like if I catch it at millisecond 10, I only have to hear the first 10 milliseconds of beep. It's a relatively short single beep too. I can't tell you how much it aggravates me when a device has like a long 3 beep sequence and not cancelling in time will subject you to the whole damn sequence.

I replaced our microwave this last winter. Jokes on everyone, I can no longer hear the tones when it beeps. My hearing has lost that particular frequency I guess.

Mine plays a tune, and that’s incredibly inconvenient when I’m awake in the night trying to do a hot chocolate or wheat bag without waking anyone else up.

Respect for going straight to the door-opening. I never trust the thing to shut off before I get irradiated so I press stop and wait a moment before opening.

Relatedly, adding an extra second to the microwave time so that you get the full cooking time and are still able to stop it early is also self care.

i would, but that would require standing by the microwave and paying attention to it. i can handle a few beeps, it ain't making hospital noises.

I must let the first beep, beep. If I open the door early, the microwave waits like 30 seconds and then makes a beep regardless.

Still going strong after 30+ years though

I love the photo she chose as her official representation of herself 🤣 I take myself way too seriously and it's always refreshing to see people who have a sense of humor about themselves & everything else. Sense of humor is an indication of high intelligence too.

My microwave is so damn loud. Is it to make sure I can hear if the kids are playing with it?

You can turn it off. My life improved massively after learning this.

I only open the microwave 1 second early because I always wanted to be a bomb defuser... except I don't need to type 7355608 (iykyk)