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Re:Google was incorporated 25 years ago on September 4 1998 by VirusNewbie on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:32PM (#37435829)
From what I can tell there isn't any company wide rules. In my building there are directors who sit out in the open, some who have private offices.

Some non manager software engineers share offices with one or two people, and some managers share an office with someone.

Sounds like if an employee really really wants an office, they can be eligible to share one, but it's not the norm. It's actually pretty quiet though in the "cubes" since there are so many meeting rooms to pop into for discussions.

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Re:Google was incorporated 25 years ago on September 4 1998 by sanderjd on Sunday September 10, 2023 @09:09PM (#37461700)
I found this even weirder, frankly. Everyone is sitting out there in the open, but it's impolite to talk, and most people have headphones on. Strange vibe to be in a giant room full of people that is basically silent, IMO.
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