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It's a matter of etiquette, and of boundaries. In-person conversations are definitely a net positive if your coworkers are well-mannered. Also, there's this n

It's a matter of etiquette, and of boundaries. In-person conversations are definitely a net positive if your coworkers are well-mannered. Also, there's this new invention called "doors" that I wish companies would get on board with. I hear that "opening" one's "door" can be used as an invitation to chat. :)

graerg 5y ago
In retrospect, having an office was one of the few redeeming perks of academia. They were so far behind the times, they may have been ahead of their time.
- throwawayboise 5y ago
  I've had a lot of jobs in academia and only had an office once, for about 6 months, because nobody else needed it.
- tsimionescu 5y ago
  Not a contradiction in any way, but you reminded me of the dark side of academia and offices with a story I heard from my local university. They had a new building constructed, including a very coveted corner office. A student organization was absolutely delighted when they received that corner office, and thought it was a sign of growing appreciation for their work. Turns out, it was actually a way out of a political quagmire: professors had fought for that office so bitterly that it had gotten to a web of "ok, I will accept that you're not giving it to me, as long as X doesn't get it either". The student organization wasn't really hated by anybody enough to be part of this web, so they got it just as a way to avoid pissing anyone off too much.
- nr2x 5y ago
  Moving from the academy to tech right now and dreading open office.
Hamuko 5y ago
>Also, there's this new invention called "doors" Must be very new since our office had none bar for the meeting rooms.
- rmetzler 5y ago
  Same. Two to four person office where I can commute by bike? Sign me up. Sitting in a 30+ person open office with >1h one way commute vs working from home? Thanks, I‘ll work as long as possible from home.
plutonorm 5y ago
You have evidence?

graerg 5y ago

In retrospect, having an office was one of the few redeeming perks of academia. They were so far behind the times, they may have been ahead of their time.

throwawayboise 5y ago
I've had a lot of jobs in academia and only had an office once, for about 6 months, because nobody else needed it.
tsimionescu 5y ago
Not a contradiction in any way, but you reminded me of the dark side of academia and offices with a story I heard from my local university. They had a new building constructed, including a very coveted corner office. A student organization was absolutely delighted when they received that corner office, and thought it was a sign of growing appreciation for their work. Turns out, it was actually a way out of a political quagmire: professors had fought for that office so bitterly that it had gotten to a web of "ok, I will accept that you're not giving it to me, as long as X doesn't get it either". The student organization wasn't really hated by anybody enough to be part of this web, so they got it just as a way to avoid pissing anyone off too much.
nr2x 5y ago
Moving from the academy to tech right now and dreading open office.

Hamuko 5y ago

>Also, there's this new invention called "doors" Must be very new since our office had none bar for the meeting rooms.

rmetzler 5y ago
Same. Two to four person office where I can commute by bike? Sign me up. Sitting in a 30+ person open office with >1h one way commute vs working from home? Thanks, I‘ll work as long as possible from home.

plutonorm 5y ago

You have evidence?