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Some people like that, some people don't. The worst physical office environment I've ever worked in was one where I had an individual office with a door. It wa
by jonas21 6y ago
Some people like that, some people don't.
The worst physical office environment I've ever worked in was one where I had an individual office with a door. It was an interior office with no windows, effectively a large closet, and it was pretty depressing and alienating.
Maybe you could argue that you should give all developers offices with doors and exterior windows. But the dimensions of most buildings don't make that practical.
- ghaff 6y agoThere's definitely a culture associated with offices. I worked at a place for over a decade that had offices (for some) and the norm was doors open unless there was some reason doors weren't open. So you were free to drop in if the door was open and not so if the door wasn't. And doors were usually open.
- ThrowawayB7 6y agoIf I recall correctly, the unusual cross shaped design of Microsoft's earliest office buildings (1-10, recently demolished) was to maximize the number of offices with windows. It did make them somewhat confusing to navigate though.
- astrange 6y agoMy worst work environment was also my own office with a door, in a former HP building with no windows, and I hadn't learned about vitamin D supplements yet. Of course, the main problem was the thermostat was in the empty office next door so I couldn't close the door without it getting hot.