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The article is just wrong. Social pressure makes you less productive and hampers cognitive health while working. I can’t believe anyone even feels this is wort
by mlthoughts2018 8y ago
The article is just wrong. Social pressure makes you less productive and hampers cognitive health while working.
I can’t believe anyone even feels this is worth discussing or disagreeing. From the mountains of evidence refuting the communication conditions of open plan offices, we know that knowledge workers require privacy to be productive.
The case is closed. This essay is arguing against the tide. Move on.
- leoc 8y agoPairing or close one-on-one supervision hasn't much in common with being in an open-plan workspace.
- mlthoughts2018 8y agoThey are even more severe and intrusive forms of disruption than ambient noise and impromptu conversation of open plan offices, so they would exacerbate the negative effects already known. Pairing in particular requires you to schedule time for it, host it in a private conference room for those two people, and have adequate video conferencing. If pairing happens at someone’s desk in an open plan setup, looking at the same laptop screen or monitor (instead of a projected version), then it universally falls apart, and is significantly disruptive to other around as well.