Re:Open offices are bad for us
by ptero on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @01:20PM
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Could it be that one of the team members made a complaint privately (or anonymously)? Otherwise it would be a stupid move (and would be easy to fight by taking the case to the next level of bureaucrats -- "bureaucrats have greater bureaucrats to go to .. " :) )
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Re:Open offices are bad for us
by NickNameNick on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @08:57PM
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Teammates of mine have very occasionally been able to fend off a stupid edict by a mid-level manager with a simple (and literal) "Fuck off, we're busy" and/or "we have real work to do". They're usually to embarrassed to respond or escalate. It's hardly a recommended procedure, or appropriate for every situation or combination of people.
The more polite - "We're 100% contracted out right now" is somewhat less effective - they come back a month or so later.