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Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014) by coldtea on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @06:35AM (#13425642)
>I also enjoy working in an open office. For me it makes so easy to just pass by and say hello to start a conversation.

And kill the other's focus and "zone" concentration for up to 30 minutes...

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Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014) by erikbye on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @07:20AM (#13425823)
Exactly. Please don't do this.
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Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014) by jschwartzi on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @09:13AM (#13426385)
I think this varies from company to company. At the place I work this is a normal and accepted thing to stop by someone's cube, say hi, and catch up for a bit.
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Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014) by coldtea on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @09:25AM (#13426449)
In mine too, but I don't think the "kills focus" effect disappears just because the practice is accepted -- so this is kind of orthogonal.
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