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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by iancmceachern on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:11AM (#38697392)
This has seriously diminishing returns.

If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is around to hear it, did it fall?

If your the only one at work, did you work? Are you going to optimize to others view of your work habits or are you going to optimize to outcomes?

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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 @06:52PM (#38703636)
outcomes trumps all, however, I learned the hard way, as most of us do, that optics play a role.
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