Re:Can we ever go back?
by adrianpike on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @12:21AM
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I have 2x 4k monitors at home, a sit/stand desk, and plenty of dongles - less than 1k. Granted, I lifted my Aeron from the last startup I was in that failed, but we're not looking at multiple thousands.
Re:Can we ever go back?
by Apocryphon on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @12:23AM
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> Every open office has meeting rooms or phone booths in case you need quiet space.
They usually frown upon people using them for the entire work day. More's the pity.
Re:Can we ever go back?
by erik_seaberg on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @12:34AM
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We don't have enough meeting rooms to let half the office spend half the day thinking. We don't even have enough meeting rooms for our meetings.
Re:Can we ever go back?
by Apocryphon on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @01:51AM
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Shame. One wonders what allowed for the space for the cubicle culture of the '90s. Cubicles were at least semi-individual offices. Maybe because tech companies were based in the South Bay, where land was more abundant?
Screen monitors you can buy for 100usd. I'm not sure every person in office has a standing desk, but ok, you can buy a cheap Ikea one for 100usd.
The rest you mentioned is under 100usd. You can use your phone camera and mic just fine.
I'm not sure where the thousands of dollars are coming from... You can if choose buy a monitor for 3000, but a 100 monitor is good enough.
Large screen monitors, sit/stand desk, adjustable chair, foot rest, anti-fatigue mat, ergonomic keyboard & mouse, computer dock, good quality microphone and webcam, various dongles. All the equipment I use at work on a daily basis put together will likely be in the thousands of dollars.
> So open office layout is the opposite of this?
Every open office has meeting rooms or phone booths in case you need quiet space.