Re:Workplaces need more walls, not fewer (2014)
by mindcrime on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @02:11PM
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FWIW, one of the main reasons I started Fogbeam Labs is because I want to build the company I always wanted to work at. So... if and when the day comes that we are successful enough to start hiring employees, and have a traditional office, one thing I absolutely intend to commit to is a "everyone gets a private office, with a door" policy.
Now, that said... I'm starting to question the need for traditional offices in general, as technology improves our ability to work remotely. I don't know if I'd want to go for a 100% "work from home or wherever you want" policy or not, but it's not something I would unilaterally rule-out right now either.
Sadly we're probably still a ways off from reaching the point where any of this will come into play. But we'll keep grinding, exactly because the world needs more companies that treat employees as people not fucking "resources". (Don't even get me started on how pissed off I get when I hear somebody refer to a person as a "resource").
Now, that said... I'm starting to question the need for traditional offices in general, as technology improves our ability to work remotely. I don't know if I'd want to go for a 100% "work from home or wherever you want" policy or not, but it's not something I would unilaterally rule-out right now either.
Sadly we're probably still a ways off from reaching the point where any of this will come into play. But we'll keep grinding, exactly because the world needs more companies that treat employees as people not fucking "resources". (Don't even get me started on how pissed off I get when I hear somebody refer to a person as a "resource").