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I thought open-offices were mostly a dud: they were trendy a few years ago, then most companies switched back when they realized the open offices actually decre
by armchairhacker 5y ago
I thought open-offices were mostly a dud: they were trendy a few years ago, then most companies switched back when they realized the open offices actually decreased productivity.
- xyzzyz 5y agoI haven’t heard of a single company that switched back.
- humanlion87 5y agoI think, unfortunately, the big tech companies might disagree with your take on this issue. They continue to invest millions in new and "re-designed" buildings based on open-office plans.
- geerlingguy 5y agoSadly it seems like the trend has only picked up. I haven't seen a new office buildout in the past 5 years that had individual offices except for sometimes for the managers.
- kmonsen 5y agoTo be honest even though I hate open office with a passion and cannot concentrate single person office is not ideal at least for me. A large part of my time at google we had a shared team office for 4-10 people and that was never an issue and has all of the collaboration. Another time my desk was in a noisy open landscape next to the main reception and a busy cafeteria where the kitchen staff would often chat loudly and play video on their phone using the speaker.