Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009)

Re:Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by gk1 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:36PM (#16923267)

I agree that managers should very mindful of filling their teams' calendars with meetings. But there's not much a manager can do about open offices. They didn't design the building or the floorplan, and they can't change it now. Those decisions are made way above the typical managers' pay grade.

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Re:Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by maxxxxx on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:46PM (#16923379)

Someone up the chain made those decisions based on some input. This stuff doesn't come down from the heavens.

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Re:Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by doublescoop on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:28PM (#16926354)

You know how developers feel their managers never listen to their input before making big decisions that have drastic impact on their day to day work? That happens between managers and executives just as often.

As a manager, I have never been consulted about work space beyond a general "how do you want to arrange these desks we bought for you?" kind of way.

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Re:Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by maxxxxx on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:35PM (#16927809)

Me neither. But I know for sure that someone around VP level or higher could make changes if they actually cared. They shouldn't hide behind facilities policies.

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Re:Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by sotojuan on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:50PM (#16923434)

They made that decision because it is cheaper, everyone else is doing it, and companies like Facebook "biggest open office plan ever" do it as well.

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