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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:50AM (#38694878)
When I was junior I shared an office with a senior. I was constantly asking him questions. He pretty much knew everything, I'm not kidding, this guy was amazing. So this arrangement worked out really well for me, but not sure how much he liked having his work interrupted so much. Could be that between the two of us, the benefits averaged out to zero.
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by Towaway69 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:53AM (#38694906)
This is where headphones can help. Headphones on, don't bother the person or only chat.

That was an unwritten rule the last time I worked in an open space.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by nprateem on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @08:20AM (#38695168)
This is the way
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by rightbyte on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @03:02PM (#38700738)
About half at my last job always had headphones on to be able to concentrate.
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by mattl on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @01:00PM (#38711563)
I find people don't care and will talk to you with or without headphones on and expect you to take them off.
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