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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by themaninthedark on Thursday July 12, 2018 @03:16PM (#17517720)
I like cats, dog and my son. Do I think added any of them to my office would be a good idea? No.

I go to work to well, work. I like my co-workers, don't mind talking with them a bit and am even friends with some of them. That doesn't mean I want them to bring all their distractions and things that bring them joy to the office. I want us all to get everything done quickly and correctly so that we can all go home and enjoy the things we like.

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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by BigJono on Friday July 13, 2018 @03:37AM (#17521143)
If you spend well over 50% of your day in a certain place you should damn well enjoy being there.

This sort of outlook might work for those of us that are workaholics, but for everyone else it's a major mental health hazard. Not everyone has wives or children or partners or scores of friends to spend their nights with. I wouldn't be so blase about taking all enjoyment out of the rest of the time those people are spending on this earth.

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