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Original source that is being referenced in calnewport: https://archive.ph/okUcW https://archive.ph/okUcW
by firstSpeaker 4y ago
Original source that is being referenced in calnewport: https://archive.ph/okUcW https://archive.ph/okUcW
- lozenge 4y agoThe photos tell a different story. The new cubicles reduce noise from the corridor but still provide line of sight between employees (ie, no privacy benefits).
- mklepaczewski 4y agoI'm pretty sure it's not about privacy but productivity. Cubicles are probably there to isolate sound and visual distractions. Line of sight emulates body doubling and accountability buddies. I don't have strong opinion on the lack of privacy. I've been body doubling full-time in work for the last few years and I never felt need for more privacy. I can always go somewhere else if I need to take a break. However, ymmv.
- abecedarius 4y agoOK, this is something else. Tests for an actual 1980s/90s cubicle: when you focus on your work, is anyone else in your field of view? Can you scoot your chair from your computer to a work desk for writing and reading, with say a bookshelf over it? If you stand up, are you in the field of view of a neighbor? Is it reasonably comfy for a coworker to visit you in your cubicle, maybe sitting down for some pair programming or reviewing some papers together? Man, in the 80s we thought of cubicles as the cheapass option. I never did have an office.