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I had an individual office at my old workplace, and now I work in an open floor plan. I am 10x more connected with my new team because of this. It is so much ni

I had an individual office at my old workplace, and now I work in an open floor plan. I am 10x more connected with my new team because of this. It is so much nicer to talk things out than to have hours or days of back-and-forth over chat or email. And we don’t even need to schedule a meeting to talk to each other! I work hybrid so if I need peace and quiet to focus, I stay home. It’s a great arrangement.

andirk 4y ago
If there was a correct answer to this whole discussion, this down-v'd comment is it. Instagram is being flooded with 20- to 30- something people bragging about how they hate work, hate their coworkers, hate going out with their friends. Why is everyone so bitter?
- lost_tourist 4y ago
  An opinion can't be "correct". Some of us prefer working at home and aren't that outgoing "need people" type. I need a desk, some quiet, a coding task, and a paycheck for hopefully great work. My actual family and friends provide all the good work environment that I need.
- yCombLinks 4y ago
  Because his comment is basically "Open offices are great! Not for work I mean."
throwaway290 4y ago
Perhaps a full open office can actually be good for connectedness and transparency, but the catch is it requires every team member to be very socially attuned. Not to distract someone who is clearly not going to be happy distracted from work unless it's really important, but also be receptive and not angry when someone wants to ask you questions and they couldn't catch you when you were idle. Since this is unrealistic, hybrid wfh or individual offices with enough common shared spaces probably next best.