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I hate this trend in management so much. I'm a combat vet with ptsd, and I've noticed companies more and more trying to do stupid open office layouts to save mo
by arminiusreturns 8y ago
I hate this trend in management so much. I'm a combat vet with ptsd, and I've noticed companies more and more trying to do stupid open office layouts to save money and achieve this same result, but there are those of us it majorly negatively impacts our productivity in the medium to long term. Add on top that now instead of being able to think about a problem deeply, I get interrupted every 3 minutes by some adhoc query by those around me, so my thinking power feels hampered to the point it's stressing me so bad it's been aggravating my ptsd and I find myself wanting to drink and smoke.
Companies are digging their own grave with shit like this.
- whymauri 8y agoDoes your company not have productivity rooms/spaces? I've found that to be the happy middle between completely open and closed-office for me. Though I do agree I was significantly more productive at companies where I had my own office/shared with only one other person.
- arminiusreturns 8y agoNot at the moment, only because we are growing so fast though.
- hopler 8y agoMaybe they aren't digging their grave then?
- loco5niner 8y agoMy open office does not. I would love to be able to book one of those for an afternoon on a regular basis.
- Iamhisalt 8y agoI hear you. I have generalized and social anxiety. This type of situation or an open office shoots it through the roof. End up getting barely anything done because I am so wound up. Refuse to work in an open office setting.
- leoc 8y agoOpen-plan workspace isn't at all the same as pairing or close mutual supervision though.