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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by hw on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:34PM (#17516237)
I think it's less about increased collaboration but more about fostering culture and relationships between team members. Imagine a soccer team where everyone trains independently and only heads in to the office for video sessions. Teams with good culture, good bond between team members, often succeed (there's a particular sports team in the Oakland that is a good example).
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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by TimJYoung on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:41PM (#17516319)
What exact property of private office space prevents fostering a team culture ? At some point, people need to stop discussing and get something done, and that requires quiet, un-interrupted, work time.
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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by Florin_Andrei on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:40PM (#17516883)
> Imagine a soccer team where everyone trains independently and only heads in to the office for video sessions.

Riiight, because soccer and office work are so similar!

/s

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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by GordonS on Saturday July 14, 2018 @09:36AM (#17530286)
IME it only fosters slowly simmering hatred of co-workers' irritating (and often noisy) foibles.
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