Re:Open-plan office is the worst. Why can't we kill it?
by ghaff on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @02:20PM
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I mostly work remote these days but "library rules" in anything but a limited area is silly. If I'm in the office, I have phone calls to participate in and people I want to chat with. If I want to have an extended conversation with someone, I'll (try to) find an alcove but there is zero point to my being in the office if I have to go somewhere private every time I open my mouth.
Re:Open-plan office is the worst. Why can't we kill it?
by TheTruth1234 on Thursday March 28, 2019 @06:46AM
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I have nothing to do with Basecamp, but I understand they're primarily a remote company. I think you're misunderstanding how their space is used.
3-5 people in the office at any given day? Just build offices, christ.
One of the founders must have had a particular itch to scratch is all, and it has cost the company money so that they could have the worst of all worlds
The 'Library Rules' are dumb because one of the prime reasons you need to make noise in an open office is to share a screen with someone, as you collaborate or problem solve or whatever. This is hard to do if you have to move to a quiet room because you can't move your monitor setup with you, or have the comfort and access of the things at your desk.
Even non-code discussions are easier at your own desk, with kbd and mouse for notes vs laptop and trackpad.
Not being able to talk above a whisper, or at all, at your own desk is a disaster.