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The office environment in the picture looks terrible. Not only is it open plan but there seems to be barely enough room to setup a couple of screens and a lapto
by robryan 11y ago
The office environment in the picture looks terrible. Not only is it open plan but there seems to be barely enough room to setup a couple of screens and a laptop.
- AlexB138 11y agoAgreed, it looks absolutely miserable. I would really like to see an end to the era of open work spaces, or at least shared desks. Is anyone aware of a study comparing the productivity of developers in these types environments to ones that provide a little privacy?
- LanguageGamer 11y agoNot specific to developers, but this article, The Physical Environment of The Office, reviews several studies of impact of office-type on office workers: https://lubswww.leeds.ac.uk/fileadmin/webfiles/cstsd/Documents/The_Physical_Environment_of_the_Office_Davis_Leach_Clegg_2011.pdf https://lubswww.leeds.ac.uk/fileadmin/webfiles/cstsd/Documen...
- askafriend 11y agoAbsolutely, there is a way to do "open floorplans" right, and that right there is not it. Bigger desks and even some spacing away from neighbors is critical. The style of open floorplan in that picture seems more suited for a call center. (please please HN, let's not turn this into another open floorplan vs office discussion)
- tibiapejagala 11y agoAnd laptop on a silly stand right in front of every person, while they have two perfectly fine screens and separate mouse and keyboard.