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I switched to a job where I have an office for the first time and it really makes me question HTF open layouts have cough so much traction among employees. I th
by dokem 6y ago
I switched to a job where I have an office for the first time and it really makes me question HTF open layouts have cough so much traction among employees. I think there was a push away from 'boring' offices and now no one even remembers or knows what having an office is like. I also don't buy the idea that there is really any hindrance to collaboration or casual socialization around the office. And no more packing up all my shit and finding some meeting room I need to schedule through an app just to whiteboard with a co-worker without bugging everyone.
- foobiekr 6y agoI’ve had an office and it was a miracle. The best of both worlds. I’ll take full height cubes as a fallback. Open layout is the worst, I actually just go work from the lab.
- ebrenes 6y agoThat no one remembers what it's like having an office is the system working as intended. The open office layout is meant to reduce costs as it's cheaper to cram more people in fewer square meters of physical space. It's also cheaper to reorganize teams/furniture in an open office layout. Plus, it allows managers to look over their demesne unimpeded.
- dokem 6y agoYea I get why mgmt is creaming over it, but it also seems like a lot of employees are too for no valid reason.