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So unlike a modern tech company, they sit farther apart and at least have barriers between their desks?
by jmalicki 6y ago
So unlike a modern tech company, they sit farther apart and at least have barriers between their desks?
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- gruez 6y agoagree on the bigger desks bit, but what difference does a 12" tall barrier make?
- Rebelgecko 6y agoIn addition to the privacy aspect, it probably helps reduce the travel distance of any particles that one exhales
- ardy42 6y ago> In addition to the privacy aspect, it probably helps reduce the travel distance of any particles that one exhales Maybe a little bit, but I'd think you'd want barriers that are at least head-height if you wanted to to that.
- dannyw 6y agoCOVID? Not a lot. But normal office work? Just a little bit of privacy. Enough so that casually glancing at what someone else is doing is discouraged. But also, not enough so that communication is too discouraged.
- ardy42 6y ago> agree on the bigger desks bit, but what difference does a 12" tall barrier make? It keeps your neighbor's shit from spilling over onto your desk, necessitating an awkward conversation (at the minimum). It also gives you a surface to attach taller, jury-rigged barriers, if you're so inclined.
- ThePadawan 6y agoAt the last open office I worked at, you could hear people have conversations 8 desks down. I would have quite liked 7 barriers between me and them.
- mFixman 6y agoMost modern tech companies have a single height-adjustable desk per person, so most of the time your desk will be slightly higher or lower than your neighbour's.
- closeparen 6y agoAll the tech offices I have worked in or visited for Meetup groups are long shared benches. How much linear space you get depends on how fast the team is hiring, whether there are interns right now, etc.
- donohoe 6y agoNo, thats just the core newsroom which is floors 2 and 3. Rest of the floors are a little different.