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Re:Employers are rethinking open-plan office design by regularfry on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:18AM (#23281066)
It's also relatively useless as a measurement, so you'd expect the profit motive to drive people away from it.
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Re:Employers are rethinking open-plan office design by Supermancho on Saturday May 23, 2020 @01:58PM (#23284968)
> It's also relatively useless as a measurement

It is not. It's specifically used because of the utility in the simplest tasks. Factories are designed around throughput and efficiency of workers.

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Re:Employers are rethinking open-plan office design by regularfry on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:11PM (#23312940)
What would you do with it in an office, though? It's well known that you can't just throw man-hours at cognitive tasks and expect linear or even monotonic returns.
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Re:Employers are rethinking open-plan office design by mirimir on Saturday May 23, 2020 @05:43PM (#23286777)
Fair enough. I was mostly talking about professional staff, such as engineers, and some trades. Most traditionally, for example, lawyers and plumbers.
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