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"Ironically, I was at the same company when we switched from a 3 person team room to an open floor plan to cut costs. The productivity hit was enormous." So yo
by scottshea 15y ago
"Ironically, I was at the same company when we switched from a 3 person team room to an open floor plan to cut costs. The productivity hit was enormous."
So you had the inertia effect AND a less productive work environment. I wonder if there is anything out there about the productivity lost during a move.
- JanezStupar 15y agoIf four grownup people on a mission cannot agree to terms that would be most favorable for the common goal. Then all hope is lost anyway.
- hkarthik 15y agoThe main problem was the noise level went up as all the teams ended up in the same room, along with the IT ops guys. It went from 3 guys that worked well in a team room to 25 people in one open office plan. Our own team's cohesiveness deteriorated as we all went into headphone mode and communication was slower among ourselves.