It's Companies' Fault we don't want to Return to the Office

Re:It's Companies' Fault we don't want to Return to the Office by ThrowawayB7 on Sunday June 18, 2023 @02:13AM (#36377769)

That's most likely what Spolsky meant. He was at Microsoft in the '90s, meaning he would have been familiar with the layouts of Buildings 1-6 & 8-10, which were two story cross shaped or linked pairs of crosses shaped structures designed to maximize the number of window offices.

A number of later buildings were H shaped, probably for similar reasons.

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Re:It's Companies' Fault we don't want to Return to the Office by Aeolun on Sunday June 18, 2023 @03:33AM (#36378111)

The original MS buildings looks fantastic. It’s very much human sized.

Two stories, large windows, green surroundings.

Of course it was inevitable they’d tear it all down to replace it with open offices shakes head

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Re:It's Companies' Fault we don't want to Return to the Office by hinkley on Sunday June 18, 2023 @07:48AM (#36379301)

Microsoft campus is a virtual anomaly for Seattle office space. Every space I’ve ever seen has had one window for every three to six employees. Unless you have a north facing window, the sun will typically be a problem for part of the day.

I’ve seen a few spaces where closely spaced buildings provide some afternoon protection for the lower floors, but that is relatively rare.

Coatings have gotten better over time, but most people don’t understand that glare is worst when the monitor is pointed straight at your eyes, and a little bit of tilt will solve most of your problems.

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