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I remember reading here on HN some time ago that some privileged teams could ask to be outside the new Apple HQ building so that they don't have to be part of t
by xiphias 9y ago
I remember reading here on HN some time ago that some privileged teams could ask to be outside the new Apple HQ building so that they don't have to be part of the damaging open office culture.
- simonh 9y agoEveryone keeps bangers by on about that. Tons of companies have open offices. I’ve not worked in anything else for the last 25 years. It’s not like they’re embarking on some unknown experiment never before imagined.
- shabbyrobe 9y agoNo, they're embarking on a known folly. Everyone keeps banging on about open offices because they're awful, and for 25 years we've all been stuck in them.
- philliphaydon 9y agoI work in an open office. I’m less productive at work than I am at home. No amount of noise cancelling headphones can counter someone tapping you on he shoulder for help.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoI had that problem when I started working from home, I just made it clear when the door is shut not to disturb me unless the house is burning down.
- Gaelan 9y agoThe article said that sections could be configured as open or closed office.
- xiphias 9y agoGenerally offices that can be configured start as closed, then when more people are coming, the walls go down to ,,save place''. With big growing tech companies this phonemon happens quite fast... CEOs somehow forget scaling up the buildings linearly with hiring people.