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Open Floor Plan Could Help Spread Coronavirus
- m3kw9 6y agoPretty sure, I can attest to this theory. Just takes a sneeze and a few coughs and they fly.
- interlocutor 6y agoRelated: Welcome back, cubicles? Longtime Silicon Valley CEO says coronavirus could kill the open office https://www.marketwatch.com/story/welcome-back-cubicles-longtime-silicon-valley-ceo-says-coronavirus-could-kill-the-open-office-2020-04-24?mod=home-page https://www.marketwatch.com/story/welcome-back-cubicles-long...
- petilon 6y agoMany meatpacking plants are installing plexiglass dividers between workers. I wonder if this is where tech workers are headed too. It would be interesting to see Google and Facebook offices with plexiglass dividers separating employees. It may happen in the near future!
- loopz 6y agoStill doesn't remedy the ~30% average loss in productivity for knowledge workers.
- werkjohann 6y agoOoh, what study showed that?
- loopz 6y agoGeez... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=open+plan+study+productivity&t=canonical&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=open+plan+study+productivity&t=can...
- black_13 6y agoOffices with doors maybe?
- redis_mlc 6y agoLove this angle on open offices. This kind of reason is needed to counter bean counters saying, "But ... but ... but it's a nickel cheaper per headcount!!!"
- gremlinsinc 6y agoWow, the writers at the WSJ are geniuses, the quality of writing here... I don't even need to bypass the wall for this. I mean, and ingesting/injecting cleaners is a bad idea. I.e. no brainer.
- foolzcrow 6y agoCDC confirms covid is a bad flu with deathrate of 0.1 ie 99.9 recovery rate. I hope Americans shoot fake news reporters soon.