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

Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by i_am_a_peasant on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:54AM (#38697144)

Fair enough. But I just can't replace real human interaction with remote communication. I just can't. Same way I could never get in a long distance relationship with someone. I need to be in the same room as them and look them in the eye when I'm explaining something to them. I actually like the 2-5 minutes of chit chat in the common kitchen every morning, talking about where my colleague went skiing that weekend.

And I am an introvert.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by JohnFen on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:09AM (#38697344)

> But I just can't replace real human interaction with remote communication. I just can't.

That's entirely fair. You work best in a particular sort of arrangement, just as others work best in other sorts of arrangements. Nobody is wrong here.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by i_am_a_peasant on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @12:59PM (#38699040)

For sure, I was just describing it the way I frame it for myself. I'm not gonna judge people who prefer to do nothing but remote

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by hibernator149 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:30AM (#38697688)

Honest question because I'm curious. What is your definition of an introvert and how do you know you are one?

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by i_am_a_peasant on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @12:54PM (#38698957)

I don't care to be in the center of attention I guess and I'm very comfortable with silence.

When I socialize with friends typically 1h is enough.

I don't "collect" friends. I only get close to people when it makes sense. I am not socially inept however, just selective

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by sokoloff on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @01:28PM (#38699488)

Since GP has replied, I'll now add: I think of the divide as "extroverts gain energy from group social interactions; introverts lose energy during group social interactions".

IMO, it's not shy vs open, as my wife is on the shy side but clearly extroverted, while I'm more visibly/apparently comfortable but I find it exhausting to be in groups for a long period of time.

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