Ask HN: What current companies have the best software engineering culture?

Re:Ask HN: What current companies have the best software eng... by badthingfactory on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @10:23AM (#13318965)

Having worked in a bullpen style office (I now work from home), it wasn't the open floor plan that was a problem, it was the number of people management crammed into that open floor plan that became problematic.

At one point, we had completely outgrown our space and we were constantly tripping over one another. It was miserable and everyone was constantly sick. Eventually, we got more real estate and everyone was happy, more productive, and less ill.

As long as you have the real estate, open floor plans are nice and help you feel less imprisoned than cubicles imo.

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Re:Ask HN: What current companies have the best software eng... by DashRattlesnake on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @05:22PM (#13322661)

> and help you feel less imprisoned than cubicles imo.

That's not help. I don't feel imprisoned in a cubicle. I like walls, the taller the better.

I'm currently in a short-wall cubicle farm where we have enough space to not to all get sick, and even there the cross-talk from multiple conversations can be completely distracting.

While management/facilities ignorance can definitely make open plan offices worse, I think they're still not for everyone. Some people seem to not mind being distracted, other people are really sensitive to it.

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Re:Ask HN: What current companies have the best software eng... by criddell on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @10:35AM (#13319065)

Oh, cubicles suck too. I prefer an office with a door.

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