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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by bluGill on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:27AM (#38696770)
Last time I checked, the data on offices vs cubes came down as offices being the same price or even slightly cheaper.

Cubes and open offices enable communication with people which companies value more than absolute productivity. Sure your best people get less done, but they often enable someone else to get more work down - or that is their claim.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by JohnFen on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:41AM (#38696959)
That claim is dubious at best. I'm old enough to remember when devs had actual offices, and the amount of communication (even serendipitous communication) was the same as with any other sort of arrangement.
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by oooyay on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:13AM (#38697417)
Second this. To be more concise the groups I was in had a norm where you'd leave your door open if you were down to chat or BS. Cubes take that choice away.
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by lokar on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:47AM (#38697047)
A lot of the popularity of open plans is driven by rapid hiring. When you are already large (think 2015 google/meta) and growing 50%/year it is very hard to manage the space for teams. Fixed offices make it nearly impossible.
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