Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by logfromblammo on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @03:40PM
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When that happened to me, I got up, walked to their office, and closed their door. At the time, it felt a little like Rorschach saying, "no, you're locked in here with me". I was closing just one of the doors to my office.
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by commandlinefan on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @04:43PM
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Ah, you're lucky. That would definitely be an HR incident here.
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by logfromblammo on Thursday July 05, 2018 @11:46AM
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Well, if you are like I was, you are already looking for other jobs, so by the time HR sits you down to discuss the incident, there's a reasonable possibility you might already have an offer in hand. That could be fun.
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by organsnyder on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @09:51AM
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In my anecdotal experience, the same people that are loud in open offices are also the ones leaving dirty dishes in the sink. Some people are either unaware and/or don't care.
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by s73v3r_ on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @04:33PM
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I wonder if this isn't a side effect of our moving to be a "less violent" society. Back in the day, that person would at least get punched for doing such a thing, and would not do it again. As it is, there's really no negative reinforcement to such actions, and so they don't see the point of not doing them.
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by HumanDrivenDev on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @06:23PM
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No need to start punching. Just confront them on their behaviour. 90% of the time they'll back down if you call them out. They're just school-bullies grown up.
I work in a similar dystopian open office panopticon, and I'm shocked, every day, that this isn't something that everybody is intrinsically aware of. But where I work, there are some Important People who have offices with doors - who leave the doors wide open, put their phones on speaker, and shout into conference calls all day, every day. The inconsiderateness of some people is really mind boggling.