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Personally, I can't stand open plan, and prefer working remotely. HN has a population which has the same tastes, enough to only see a one sided view on HN. Sim
by yyyk 5y ago
Personally, I can't stand open plan, and prefer working remotely. HN has a population which has the same tastes, enough to only see a one sided view on HN.
Simply put, the productivity debate isn't as settled as we may think. See [0] for example, for a mention of a few studies making the arguments for the other side.
IMHO, the obvious congestion benefits are enough to suggest some form of governmental encouragement, that will allow at least some tech workers in a company to work remotely.
[0] https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/edward-glaeser-and-david-cutler/ https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/edward-glaeser-a...
- esyir 5y agoI've heard a lot of "private offices are massive 200-300% boosts to productivity claims" in this thread, but I've never seen any actual evidence further than "I feel it gets more done".
- tombert 5y agoI agree that saying you're 200%-300% more productive is hyperbole, but there are studies indicating that you're significantly more likely to be sick enough to call into work with an open office [1], and that doesn't even count the people who "power through" their sickness, working somewhat sub-optimally (since that would probably be harder to measure). [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31647108/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31647108/