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For all the loving of open offices, I've never seen an exec that works in an open area themselves. I heard about one, but never saw it with my own eyes. This i
by justherefortart 9y ago
For all the loving of open offices, I've never seen an exec that works in an open area themselves. I heard about one, but never saw it with my own eyes.
This is in 30+ years of working.
- maxxxxx 9y agoMe neither. I am still waiting for the company where all the VPs sit along one table elbow to elbow.
- LeoNatan25 9y agoOf course. What execs love about open spaces is the money it saves on office layout and walls.
- mrtksn 9y agoOn my previous job I sat right next to VP of product but she would often use the office of the SVP who is not around most of the time. Open space office with more than 50 people on each floor, it was very interesting for a while(as you can see how $2B business is run in one picture) but it was one of the primary reasons I quit. Beyond the ongoing noice and distractions, it doesn't allow you to have cycles of work and thought. Well, I actually would have them but it feels weird to be the guy who stares at random things and people for prolonged time :)
- UncleMeat 9y agoMy VP doesn't even really have an office. He finds an open spot and sits his laptop down. This is at one of the majors.
- mmagin 9y agoIt doesn't matter, those people are in meetings all day anyway.
- hkmurakami 9y agoHP started with a "no offices" culture where even senior execs had cubes, but I have to think this is long gone.
- justin1364 9y agoi worked next to a billionaire software co-founder for 4 years, right in the pit with all of us (open office). i found it unbelievably awesome - humanizing, motivating, and egalitarian.