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Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration by pdonis on Thursday October 25, 2018 @10:54AM (#18301331)
> There's a whole lot more noise isolation than no cubicles at all. This greatly varies depending on the cubicles.

You realize that these two statements contradict each other, right?

My experience has been that cubicles offer little or no noise isolation as compared to no cubicles; both alternatives are basically the same (i.e., much worse) in comparison with offices.

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Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration by newnewpdro on Thursday October 25, 2018 @03:09PM (#18303638)
YMMV is not a contradiction.

You're applying a worst case experience with a cubicle to all cubicles. I've had offices that sucked too, it doesn't mean offices are universally bad.

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Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration by pdonis on Thursday October 25, 2018 @04:20PM (#18304240)
> YMMV is not a contradiction

YMMV was your second statement. Your first statement was a flat assertion that is false for many people, including me.

> You're applying a worst case experience with a cubicle to all cubicles

No, I'm saying that the worst case experience exists and is basically the same as no cubicles. Your statement that I objected to was "There's a whole lot more noise isolation than no cubicles at all", which is simply false for the worst case (which I think is fairly common actually).

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Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration by maxxxxx on Thursday October 25, 2018 @12:16PM (#18302048)
I almost find cubes worse because I can hear stuff around me but I can't see where it's coming from.
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