But Where Do People Work in This Office?

Re:But Where Do People Work in This Office? by j_baker on Thursday January 15, 2015 @12:40PM (#8893977)

Research has shown that engineers really tend to dislike being interrupted by outsiders (managers, salespeople, etc), but really tolerate a lot of interruptions from other engineers[1]. I feel like there has to be a happy medium. Ok, so we're not going to end up getting (and maybe shouldn't end up getting) private offices or dedicated workspaces. Those may inhibit our ability to collaborate with other engineers. But open bullpen layouts leave the worker with no privacy and allow unlimited interruptions by outsiders.

[1] Source: http://books.google.pl/books?id=QZPpdB_yfqgC&printsec=frontc...

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Re:But Where Do People Work in This Office? by _wiv7 on Thursday January 15, 2015 @03:38PM (#8895168)

I think one of the key flaws with a lot of bullpen setups is this: They're too big, and they include hallway area where people from unrelated teams walk through having irrelevant conversations all day. A much better solution would be maybe a ~500 sq ft (~50 m^2) big shared office with a window, populated with people that work on the same project.

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Re:But Where Do People Work in This Office? by stalcottsmith on Thursday January 15, 2015 @06:23PM (#8896136)

I found the happy medium when I designed our company's office layout.

I called it "Cave and Campfire" -- blending collaborative team rooms connected by sound-isolating glass and half-glass walls to a common area with standup tables and info radiators.

http://blog.aelogica.com/business/cave-and-campfire-our-cust...

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