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Open offices was so annoying, having to look for a couch where you could sit with your back to the wall, or a meeting room to answer sensitive work emails.
by christkv 5y ago
Open offices was so annoying, having to look for a couch where you could sit with your back to the wall, or a meeting room to answer sensitive work emails.
- ithkuil 5y agoDid anybody try "inverted open offices" where people sit facing the center and have their back against a wall as you described? Not necessary like that, any configuration where people can't sneak behind you would work.
- elric 5y agoI suggested this to $bossman, and he shot me down. I rather liked that setup when I was in school, basically a U shape, with every desk facing towards the middle of the U.
- ithkuil 5y agoWhat was the rationale? You could hide what you were doing?
- elric 5y agoIt's not even that, he has a nice office (with a door, and a big desk, and an Aeron, of course) and can't physically watch us work anyway. He just has this idea in his head about how an office should look, and U-shapes are not it. I guess it's the management equivalent of bikeshedding.
- robocat 5y agoBosses like to see you are working. If yor screen is private, then you can surf the net, watch sports, use Facebook, play games, or any number of unproductive activities.