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So, the secret to a good office, is to be enormously wealthy? Because to have a nice high-quality office (not cube farm, not open-plan exposed-ducts) that's al
by maxsilver 7y ago
So, the secret to a good office, is to be enormously wealthy?
Because to have a nice high-quality office (not cube farm, not open-plan exposed-ducts) that's also a large office ('where people can find meeting rooms when they need them and also peace and quiet') in the pricey core of downtown ('somewhere with good public transport'), and to also have your employees afford to live downtown too ('so people aren't forced into long commutes')
It's all true, I agree with all of it, but it's super expensive. Even to do just one of those things is pricey, to do all of these things is enormously expensive.
- LaGrange 7y ago"and to also have your employees afford to live downtown too ('so people aren't forced into long commutes')" ...it also has to be in the countryside at the same time, because so many people find it exhausting to live in the city centers for sensory reasons.
- geekbird 7y agoI've worked in profitable companies that had that, but then Wall Street started demanding more profit, so the work environment (and headcount) was easiest to cut, but has the worst long term impact on the company.
- frobozz 7y agoGood public transport exists where people live, as well as in the priciest parts of the city. A suburban office, or one in a medium-sized town would be walkable for a large portion of your staff.