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Wouldn’t you agree it’s much more practical and inviting if you could just turn around a talk? I’d imagine that if I needed to get up, walk up there and knock

• organsnyder 7y ago
  My experience has been the opposite. People in open offices tend to avoid in-depth conversations because they don't want to disturb their neighbors; instead, they take conversations into conference rooms. The only people holding conversations in the open space are those talking about non-work topics (usually TV shows, movies, or sports), and seemingly lacking all awareness that they're disturbing the people trying to be productive.
  • falcolas 7y ago
    And since all conversations require a conference room, the conference rooms are always full of people talking.
    • MandieD 7y ago
      Unless the conference room has already been booked by someone wanting a private office for a few hours.
• 0xffff2 7y ago
  >Wouldn’t you agree it’s much more practical and inviting if you could just turn around a talk? No. Even when I visit my less fortunate comrades in the cube farms, I constantly feel guilty for opening my mouth because I know that there are 10 other people in earshot who probably don't have any interest at all in the discussion we're having. >And a text conversation and face to face one are very different and could lead it to different places. I agree, which is why I think it's important to make it easy to have face to face conversations by making sure that there's space to do so without disturbing my coworkers.