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Many people spend all of their time in meetings, and I think it makes perfect sense to allocate their office space to meeting space. As a developer, most of th

Many people spend all of their time in meetings, and I think it makes perfect sense to allocate their office space to meeting space. As a developer, most of those are completely non-productive environments. http://www.officesnapshots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CS080.jpg http://www.officesnapshots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CS... would be good, or perhaps even http://www.officesnapshots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CS071.jpg http://www.officesnapshots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CS....

raverbashing 14y ago
This is very important For some people, like programmers, they "run on quiet time". This is our effective work, we do meetings, sure, but it's an exception. To work we need a quiet environment (or good headphones - I absolutely don't regret buying my latest pair) For managers, their work is that: meetings, talking to people, etc. So it makes sense that you have meeting rooms, it's what they need for their work.
- mr_luc 14y ago
  Earplugs, man. I got turned on to the joy of earplugs when doing construction work. The foam ones that you scrunch up with your fingers and expand in your ear, and throw away after. It's a very different feeling. I feel like I'm underwater when I'm wearing them. I worked at a wonderful agency with an open-plan office last time. I used earplugs the whole time and loooved it. You get all of the benefits of an open-plan office, minus the distractions of music or chatter, and for me at least, less of the ear-sweat I associate with all headphones. Also, anecdotal evidence -- people seem somewhat more hesitant to interrupt someone wearing earplugs than someone who's listening to music. I might be wrong there.
  - raverbashing 14y ago
    Yes, earplugs are amazing! I've used them once. Especially when you're in "hostile space" (read: customer) they're great and no one will bother you. In-ear headphones work almost as good if you mute the sound.
- jsolson 14y ago
  > To work we need a quiet environment (or good headphones - I absolutely don't regret buying my latest pair) This is of course by no means universal. My desk at work is in a room full of very quiet types. I could sit there all morning and nobody would say a word. It drives me mad. After 10 minutes I find myself browsing HN or reddit. The only way I can really get work done is to go to one of the other buildings with a coffee shop and sit down at a table where I can see the whole room. I thrive on the buzz of activity. It makes me feel like I should be getting something accomplished. Quiet offices make me feel like I should take a nap.

raverbashing 14y ago

This is very important For some people, like programmers, they "run on quiet time". This is our effective work, we do meetings, sure, but it's an exception. To work we need a quiet environment (or good headphones - I absolutely don't regret buying my latest pair) For managers, their work is that: meetings, talking to people, etc. So it makes sense that you have meeting rooms, it's what they need for their work.

mr_luc 14y ago
Earplugs, man. I got turned on to the joy of earplugs when doing construction work. The foam ones that you scrunch up with your fingers and expand in your ear, and throw away after. It's a very different feeling. I feel like I'm underwater when I'm wearing them. I worked at a wonderful agency with an open-plan office last time. I used earplugs the whole time and loooved it. You get all of the benefits of an open-plan office, minus the distractions of music or chatter, and for me at least, less of the ear-sweat I associate with all headphones. Also, anecdotal evidence -- people seem somewhat more hesitant to interrupt someone wearing earplugs than someone who's listening to music. I might be wrong there.
- raverbashing 14y ago
  Yes, earplugs are amazing! I've used them once. Especially when you're in "hostile space" (read: customer) they're great and no one will bother you. In-ear headphones work almost as good if you mute the sound.
jsolson 14y ago
> To work we need a quiet environment (or good headphones - I absolutely don't regret buying my latest pair) This is of course by no means universal. My desk at work is in a room full of very quiet types. I could sit there all morning and nobody would say a word. It drives me mad. After 10 minutes I find myself browsing HN or reddit. The only way I can really get work done is to go to one of the other buildings with a coffee shop and sit down at a table where I can see the whole room. I thrive on the buzz of activity. It makes me feel like I should be getting something accomplished. Quiet offices make me feel like I should take a nap.