Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by JoeAltmaier on Thursday October 25, 2018 @09:18AM
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I'm not sure its 'rude'. If they were with someone and talking to them, it'd be fine. What's the difference? It seems odd; but every odd behavior we see is not rude.
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by chiefalchemist on Thursday October 25, 2018 @03:00PM
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Fair enough. I'll rephrase. Why does it make the usually unacceptable acceptable?
Perhaps too often I'm on the wrong place at the wrong time but I hear plenty of half conversations in public (e.g., on the train) that would not happen if both parties were in the same row.
Too much volume. Questionable subject matter. Far from urgent. The rest of us don't need to hear that. Do they?
Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration
by JoeAltmaier on Thursday October 25, 2018 @06:14PM
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That part I'm on board with. Work conversations, kid conversations, spouse conversations that would never be aired in public otherwise, and now I'm privy to toilet-stopped-up issues on the bus.
1) This isn't only at work, it's everywhere. Just yesterday I was wondering: When / how did walking around talking out loud to yourself (i.e., your phone) become normalized. How / why does having an unseen device in your hand or pocket make rude acceptable?
2) I also wonder how cultural this is? That is, is it only a USA thing? Are there cultures where this is less common? Where open plans might be doable, or at least less offensive?