Re:The collaboration curse
by tetraodonpuffer on Monday February 01, 2016 @02:11PM
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just because a company is A-list it doesn't mean it's immune from fads and cargo culting, especially given the poetic image of start-ups all in the same room working towards a common goal 24/7, forgetting though that those start-ups are working on POC-quality code most of the time to get funding, which is the kind of coding that gets done when you keep getting interrupted 10 times an hour
But it doesn't explain why so many A-List silicon valley companies use open plan. Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., all have intense competition for engineers, and they spend a lot on perks for their employees. And devote lots of footage to amenities such as gyms, game rooms, etc. It doesn't seem that cost would be the driving factor for these companies.