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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by 015UUZn8aEvW on Thursday May 18, 2023 @07:37PM (#35995851)
What I really hate about open offices is the fishbowl effect. Having someone behind my back and staring at whatever's on my computer screen feels extremely uncomfortable.

I do a lot of technical drawings. It feels way different to be in an open workspace with a horizontal drafting board (which is what I would have had prior to the 1990s) than with a brightly-lit, vertical screen. You have more privacy, even in an open space.

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by 13of40 on Thursday May 18, 2023 @09:25PM (#35996656)
One way to mitigate this is to get into a position where it's illegal for someone to look over your shoulder. Barring one two-year stretch a decade ago I've always had a private office.
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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by paulryanrogers on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:58AM (#36000733)
In what positions is it illegal? HR? CSM?
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