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> No one wanted walls or cubes. !? I've been working in offices for 40 years and "a door" has always been the gold standard. For a long time it was one of the
by dboreham 3y ago
> No one wanted walls or cubes.
!? I've been working in offices for 40 years and "a door" has always been the gold standard. For a long time it was one of the reasons to work at Microsoft.
But since around 1992 if I wanted a door I had to work at home.
- ddingus 3y agoThe door is that signal others can see to better judge whether breaking into your stream of thought makes sense. Doors are super high value, especially when used properly. And that often means managing door state: Open = available, come on in! Closed = while others can knock, or say a quiet word to interrupt.