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To your point, I've noticed open floor plans often offer less flexibility. E.g. having a formal dining room allows you to turn it into an office or another bedr
by et-al 4y ago
To your point, I've noticed open floor plans often offer less flexibility. E.g. having a formal dining room allows you to turn it into an office or another bedroom much more easily.
- bombcar 4y agoOld houses are larger even when smaller - often because they have these things called “walls” and “doors” that make “rooms” out of open concept spaces. I do get amused about how everyone hates cube farms but loves open concept.
- digitalsushi 4y agokind of a gesellschaft vs gemeinschaft situation though
- azemetre 4y agoDo people (the workers) actually hate cube farms? Between open floors and your own cubicle, I'd take a cubicle every time. I thought open floors only became a thing because companies realized they can save money and workers would put up with it, which doesn't seem to be wrong.
- bombcar 4y agoOh open floors is even worse. The best is tiny little rooms - offices. Cube farms at least you can customize and claim “your space”.
- scarface74 4y agoYes. I still hear other people talking. Either give me an office or let me WFH.
- hnzix 4y agoAt least give me a high partition so I don't have to watch my cow orker sloppily eating food with their mouth open and gesticulating wildly all day. I can put on noise cancelling headphones but I can't visually block out physical shenanigans, my monkey brain is tracking for threats.
- scarface74 4y agoNoise cancelling headphones will help ambient noise. But it won’t help when you are being actively interrupted for “just one question”. When I’m at home, I can block time on my calendar for “deep work”, shut down Outlook and Slack. I set my Slack status to “doing deep work until X:00”
- zikduruqe 4y agohttps://freakonomics.com/podcast/yes-the-open-office-is-terrible-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/yes-the-open-office-is-terr...