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Re:The collaboration curse by woah on Monday February 01, 2016 @12:09PM (#11013117)
My guess is that the big issue at play here is land price and zoning issues in the big cities where companies need to be headquartered to attract top talent. It's hard to build new buildings, and it's hard to build them tall. Building out in the suburbs is no longer seen as attractive. So, the solution is to maximize the space available while providing other perks like catered lunches and snacks etc.
Re:The collaboration curse by AlexandrB on Monday February 01, 2016 @12:50PM (#11013541)
But what's the purpose of attracting top talent if you proceed to waste said talent's time and productivity in a distraction-rich environment?

Feels like cargo-cult management.

Re:The collaboration curse by dasmoth on Monday February 01, 2016 @01:33PM (#11014029)
I'm pretty certain a reasonable fraction of "top talent" will at least consider a remote opportunity if you don't want to set up an office somewhere expensive.