Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do Not Disturb)

Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by JohnFen on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:38AM (#38696919)

That's a scary depiction of the scene. I haven't experienced things that extreme, but close enough that I don't doubt you.

It might even be a significant part of why software quality isn't where it should be these days.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by politician on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:13AM (#38697425)

Inside Facebooks' offices in Seattle circa 2019: "Overcrowded pig sty" is an accurate description. The smell was overpowering. Two pairs of bathrooms for an entire floor of developers packed shoulder to shoulder in an open plan hellscape.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by kridsdale1 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:38AM (#38697809)

I actually really loved the Dexter building. Yes it was all that, but I’m an extrovert and some part of my work day needs have been unmet for 4 years now.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by tharkun__ on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:53AM (#38698013)

Great! Go work in an office somewhere.

Guess what? I'm not an extrovert and most of my work day needs for about 15 years have been unmet.

Since Covid they are being met.

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