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From my personal experience having been in both offices and open workspaces I notice that when we had offices people would go in, close the door and have a conv
by mlazos 8y ago
From my personal experience having been in both offices and open workspaces I notice that when we had offices people would go in, close the door and have a conversation. With an open space either people wanted to have private conversations (and didn’t want to make the other person have to move) or were afraid of disturbing others so IM became more commonplace.
- maxxxxx 8y agoI miss having private quiet conversations about things. Now it seems to be all about meetings where only the loudest people get a word in. There is no time to develop a thought slowly.
- LaGrange 8y agoIt's really frustrating. I'm an anxious, big person with a naturally loud voice and poor perception (not due to bad hearing, but due to being very easily overwhelmed). Talking in open spaces makes me really self-conscious, and, conversely, trying to be "moderate" is about as efficient as not speaking all — which is the option many of my coworkers choose.