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Re:Where we're going, we don't need headphones by wyager on Sunday June 18, 2017 @04:56PM (#14582885)
> You should make sure all the offices have glass walls

-1. Privacy is a huge component of focus. It's much harder to focus if I feel like people are watching me. Glass offices also don't help blocking visual stimuli.

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Re:Where we're going, we don't need headphones by valuearb on Sunday June 18, 2017 @05:02PM (#14582911)
I"ve worked in that have glass walls facing the interior. This is important to ensure that outside light gets in. And I've never felt like I was in a fishbowl, any more than I'd be in an open or shared office.

But I'm also motivated when my peers and subordinates can see what I'm doing. It's something that causes my productivity to lag when I work from home.

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Re:Where we're going, we don't need headphones by recluse00 on Sunday June 18, 2017 @08:42PM (#14583841)
It is for exactly this reason I don't like pair programming either. I can't focus with someone watching over my shoulder!
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