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Surprisingly, ctrl+f 'cubicle' gives no matches on NYT or here but it seems like an obvious reason. I can't speak for most of the rest of the world but today's
by Steko 11y ago
Surprisingly, ctrl+f 'cubicle' gives no matches on NYT or here but it seems like an obvious reason. I can't speak for most of the rest of the world but today's Japanese office for rank and file still tends to look something like [1] - desks pointed inward, arranged so that workers are focused on common areas with low or no partitions. OTOH in the US the ubiquitous cubicles have high partitions and are often arranged around the walls of the space so people are pointed away from each other.
Whether this was done intentionally for some productivity benefits or because workers liked the additional privacy or is just some unintended side effect I have no idea.
[1] https://sociorocketnewsen.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/gj-3.jpg?w=580&h=435 https://sociorocketnewsen.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/gj-3.j...
- WWLink 11y agolol I work in a pretty open "bullpen" as they say. Our desks have glass partitions but they're about 10" tall, and I can totally see the 3 guys I work with all the time. If we're using our standing tables there is no partition lol. It's kinda distracting, actually. Especially when I've got headphones on and the coworker directly across from me doesn't. When he looks over I cant' tell if he's just looking around the room or giving me the "take your headphones off so I can talk to you" look lol. Then again he usually tells me this in IM. Gotta love that. After looking at the japanese floorplan.. I'd actually be totally fine with that.