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That's not a shared office, it's a coworking space or something. I've shared an office with a teammate before, and it was very productive. It was a great mix o

by dwc 9y ago

That's not a shared office, it's a coworking space or something. I've shared an office with a teammate before, and it was very productive. It was a great mix of heads-down work and the ability to discuss issues/design as needed. OTOH, someone I know started a coworking space a few miles away from my home. I popped in there a couple of times to check it out and decided it was very much not for me. Too much "collaboration" and background noise for me personally, though some thrive on that. The clincher for me was one time there was supposed to be a presentation that sounded interesting, and well after it was supposed to start someone announced that it had been canceled last minute. "Well, I'll do a little work then," I thought. Then they announced that since the presentation wasn't happening they'd be playing talks from YouTube. Great, no work after all, big screen video and blaring audio of something I can watch myself at any time, because why? I dunno. Just not for me.

walshemj 9y ago
Id agree my first job we had 2 or 3 people in each office and that worked well. We had some interesting brainstorm sessions how do you measure the efficiency of a toilet flush. Though when I was in a portacabin next to the hanger where they tested executive jets it could get a bit loud :-)
cle 9y ago
It's more like a narcissistic frat than a co-working space. Or maybe more of a "co-space", since actually getting work done in a WeWork can be a challenge. (Note: I've actually spent a good deal of time in a WeWork.)
- matte_black 9y ago
  WeWorks are hell, ironically I would only work there if I wanted to do some “casual work” – writing a few lines of code, play some ping pong, drink a beer, living the startup life, chat with some people. When I actually needed to do some serious business I got the hell out and went to my real office.

by dwc 9y ago

walshemj 9y ago

Id agree my first job we had 2 or 3 people in each office and that worked well. We had some interesting brainstorm sessions how do you measure the efficiency of a toilet flush. Though when I was in a portacabin next to the hanger where they tested executive jets it could get a bit loud :-)

cle 9y ago

It's more like a narcissistic frat than a co-working space. Or maybe more of a "co-space", since actually getting work done in a WeWork can be a challenge. (Note: I've actually spent a good deal of time in a WeWork.)

matte_black 9y ago
WeWorks are hell, ironically I would only work there if I wanted to do some “casual work” – writing a few lines of code, play some ping pong, drink a beer, living the startup life, chat with some people. When I actually needed to do some serious business I got the hell out and went to my real office.