Re:Office distractions could be costing more than $30k per e...
by valuearb on Friday May 19, 2017 @08:24PM
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Many distractions aren't work related.
Many of the remaining distractions that are work related aren't necessary.
In an open floor plan the product manager can accost an engineer about a business problem, and they can directly solve it sooner in development, saving time and money. But they did so by distracting a half dozen other employees who had little to no interest or anything to contribute to the conversation.
At a previous job we insisted on one person offices for developers. The product manager would go to the engineers office, they'd solve the problem quickly and early, and we got the same benefits without distracting another half dozen people. If they needed some more people to help with the decisions, we had conference rooms.
Many of the remaining distractions that are work related aren't necessary.
In an open floor plan the product manager can accost an engineer about a business problem, and they can directly solve it sooner in development, saving time and money. But they did so by distracting a half dozen other employees who had little to no interest or anything to contribute to the conversation.
At a previous job we insisted on one person offices for developers. The product manager would go to the engineers office, they'd solve the problem quickly and early, and we got the same benefits without distracting another half dozen people. If they needed some more people to help with the decisions, we had conference rooms.