Re:Why Open Offices?
by a3n on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @08:30AM
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> I almost quit but luckily was able to move to a team that had a team area with an open plan.
I've worked on a team that had its own large cubicle, with four people in it. We all mostly worked on the same thing, and we could roll ourselves over to screens and have whiteboard discussions. That was great.
I've had my own office, with a window. That was even better. Then I shared it with another person. That was still great. Then there were three of us. Conversation stopped. None of us worked on the same thing.
And of course I've worked in cubes. What evs.
I've never worked in an open office of long tables and no partitions. I know I'd hate not being able to raise my eyes and stare off into space without inadvertently staring at someone nearby. And the distractions would kill me. But I guess that's just me, and all I have to do is see that at the interview so I can say no; problem solved?
I've worked on a team that had its own large cubicle, with four people in it. We all mostly worked on the same thing, and we could roll ourselves over to screens and have whiteboard discussions. That was great.
I've had my own office, with a window. That was even better. Then I shared it with another person. That was still great. Then there were three of us. Conversation stopped. None of us worked on the same thing.
And of course I've worked in cubes. What evs.
I've never worked in an open office of long tables and no partitions. I know I'd hate not being able to raise my eyes and stare off into space without inadvertently staring at someone nearby. And the distractions would kill me. But I guess that's just me, and all I have to do is see that at the interview so I can say no; problem solved?