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Re:Open offices are a dead end by ping_pong on Thursday September 26, 2019 @12:01PM (#21082277)
> The other thing I suppose is where literally every employee gets their own office. But is that really a thing? Because I've never heard of something like that.

This used to be the case. Companies like Microsoft gave everyone their own office (I'm not sure what the current policy is, I would assume they kept it the same).

I for one hate cubicles the most. They have none of the privacy but also none of the social collaboration, you can't lean over and talk to your coworker.

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Re:Open offices are a dead end by erik_seaberg on Thursday September 26, 2019 @12:43PM (#21082755)
An entry-level job gave me an office in 1992. Microsoft gave me half an office in 2005. Nobody else.

> lean over and talk to your coworker

There are no quick questions when you were concentrating. If we need to talk about the project, first we should step away from the desks, because everyone else is still trying to code.

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Re:Open offices are a dead end by ping_pong on Thursday September 26, 2019 @04:46PM (#21085360)
That's your perspective, and that's fine. From my perspective and the way my team works, we lean over and chat. It doesn't bother our team because this is how we have been working. Your mileage may vary and that's perfectly reasonable to feel differently.
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