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That's still an open office.
by WalterSear 7y ago
That's still an open office.
- rpedela 7y agoTechnically yes, but it feels very different to an open office with 50 people in it. <=10 is small enough that everyone is able to respect each others' privacy, noise, etc while still enjoying some of the benefits of an open office such as turn-your-chair-around collaboration. I think we need a new term for when <=10 people are in an open office. It just isn't the same as what is usually referred to when someone says "open office".
- WalterSear 7y agoIt is exactly what people are referring to when they say 'open office'. What we need is a word for offices with 50 people in them.
- chimeracoder 7y ago> It is exactly what people are referring to when they say 'open office'. What we need is a word for offices with 50 people in them. Those have historically been called "bullpen offices".
- rpedela 7y agoIt really isn't. Most people are thinking of this: https://blog.nuclino.com/files/9f08086a-9bde-4d95-929a-f7f2c67bb1ad/facebook-office-plan.jpg https://blog.nuclino.com/files/9f08086a-9bde-4d95-929a-f7f2c...
- geekbird 7y agoNo, open offices resemble sweatshops, 50+ people per floor with no doors, privacy, or noise barriers.