Work from Home and Productivity

Re:Work from Home and Productivity by Havoc on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:58PM (#27158346)

A big surprise to me was the impact on having "real talk" discussions with my boss.

I joined during covid and obviously working at home I was used to everything being truly 1:1 just between us. (I'm blessed with a great boss)

The few back at office days rattled me a bit in terms of "who is listening/judging" in open plan.

I've spent years in open plan so that aspect isn't new...but somehow the covid contrast rattled me

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Re:Work from Home and Productivity by Huiokko on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:59PM (#27158366)

I'm not sure what you mean.

I book 1:1 with my manager and it was always in a meeting room.

Is it common for you to have 1:1 in your cubicle?

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Re:Work from Home and Productivity by QuercusMax on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:22PM (#27158610)

Pre-covid, I only ever had manager 1:1s in a meeting room, or much more commonly, walking around the campus. Very occasionally a 1:1 in a deserted corner of a cafeteria during non-meal hours.

A manager 1:1 in a nonprivate space sounds awful.

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Re:Work from Home and Productivity by NaturalPhallacy on Friday May 14, 2021 @11:05PM (#27161949)

I would argue a meeting in a non-private space isn't a 1:1 at all. That's awful.

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Re:Work from Home and Productivity by QuercusMax on Saturday May 15, 2021 @03:41PM (#27168259)

You're right - any conversation at people's desks in an open plan office should essentially be considered open for anyone to listen and join in. Otherwise it's just plain rude or inappropriate.

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