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> The real motivation is a financial one. And the absolute hatred people on HN have for it is most likely due to the downgrade from personal office to shared s
by gutnor 8y ago
> The real motivation is a financial one.
And the absolute hatred people on HN have for it is most likely due to the downgrade from personal office to shared space.
In Europe, where personal offices never really happened outside management, Open Office are not working better, but they are the norm that people accept, not a anger inducing topic.
- mieseratte 8y agoI've never had a private office, accept for the time I tried holing up in an unused server closet, but I have had a semi-private cube and compared to it open offices are absolute shit. In terms of space, cubicles aren't much different than open-office but there is a cost reduction (cheap Ikea desks vs. desk and walls). I wonder how much is cost, how much is space, and how much is being able to directly see all your peons when managers make these decisions. Personally, If I weren't about to go remote I'd probably come in one weekend and setup a semi-permanent deer stand as my desk...