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A surprising number of people in management seem to think "Oh, that'll make us very silicon valley and signal how cool & hip we are!" And a surprising number o
by dhruvmittal 7y ago
A surprising number of people in management seem to think "Oh, that'll make us very silicon valley and signal how cool & hip we are!"
And a surprising number of people who haven't had to work in open offices before think "Oh, that'll be cool: social, innovative, and collaborative!"
- trilila 7y agoIn the UK almost all offices are open offices. I am not sure of the benefits of a cubicle as i never worked in one.
- WrtCdEvrydy 7y agoMostly sound suppressing, but does guarantee privacy (I've had to tell someone to fuck off as I'm doing managerial work)
- trilila 7y agoThats a good point re managerial stuff. So did i and i always had to sit in a corner or somewhere secluded.
- jdavis703 7y agoI worked in a cubicle when I did U.S. government IT. I can't tell any difference from the open plan offices I work in now that I'm in the private sector.
- brokenmachine 7y agoI've never worked in an open office precisely because I am certain that I'd hate it.