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You love noise, interruptions, and a lack of privacy?

by arcfour 9mo ago

caminante 9mo ago
(you replied to wrong comment, parent instead of grandparent) It suits people that coffee badge and serves as a way to scan who actually came in on a "required" office day. Both are signs of dysfunction.
- 2b3a51 9mo ago
  TIL I learned about coffee-badging[1]. Sounds like, oddly enough, eighteenth century London when coffee houses provided venues for business transactions. People (ok men of the right class) toddled around visiting various offices and patronising coffee houses. Everyone knew the players. [2][3] I think this might be a good development. Meet to drink beverage and achieve 'common understanding' in the sense of the Royal Navy. Then disperse to various private locations to actually carry out the tasks. Would suit a '15 minute' city layout very well. [1] https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1864443/buzz-phrase-brewing-so-coffee-badging https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1864443/buzz-phra... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_17th_and_18th_centuries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_17... [3] https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/virginia-and-baltick-coffee-house https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/virginia-and-balt...
nomagicbullet 9mo ago
I don't find open spaces noisier than cubicles but I am able to easily block out distracting sounds. I am interrupted, and when I am is generally somebody giving me a useful quick update or an informal greeting from an office buddy when they notice I make welcoming eye contact. I don't think I ever felt a lack of privacy in the office or expected it in any way? I wonder what kind of privacy I would need that the restroom doesn't cover, I'm sure there are some instances since it's been called out.
dpark 9mo ago
I actually think cubicles’ faux privacy might encourage more noise. When I was in cubicles years ago, there were people who would take calls on speakerphone. I’ve never experienced that in an open office space, but it’s hard to know if that’s just because I’ve had more conscientious colleagues in open spaces.
- caminante 9mo ago
  Never...how? You're not working with enough people or they're handling sensitive matters elsewhere per policy.

You love noise, interruptions, and a lack of privacy?

by arcfour 9mo ago

You love noise, interruptions, and a lack of privacy?

(you replied to wrong comment, parent instead of grandparent) It suits people that coffee badge and serves as a way to scan who actually came in on a "required" office day. Both are signs of dysfunction.

2b3a51 9mo ago
TIL I learned about coffee-badging[1]. Sounds like, oddly enough, eighteenth century London when coffee houses provided venues for business transactions. People (ok men of the right class) toddled around visiting various offices and patronising coffee houses. Everyone knew the players. [2][3] I think this might be a good development. Meet to drink beverage and achieve 'common understanding' in the sense of the Royal Navy. Then disperse to various private locations to actually carry out the tasks. Would suit a '15 minute' city layout very well. [1] https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1864443/buzz-phrase-brewing-so-coffee-badging https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1864443/buzz-phra... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_17th_and_18th_centuries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_17... [3] https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/virginia-and-baltick-coffee-house https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/virginia-and-balt...

nomagicbullet 9mo ago

I don't find open spaces noisier than cubicles but I am able to easily block out distracting sounds. I am interrupted, and when I am is generally somebody giving me a useful quick update or an informal greeting from an office buddy when they notice I make welcoming eye contact. I don't think I ever felt a lack of privacy in the office or expected it in any way? I wonder what kind of privacy I would need that the restroom doesn't cover, I'm sure there are some instances since it's been called out.

dpark 9mo ago

I actually think cubicles’ faux privacy might encourage more noise. When I was in cubicles years ago, there were people who would take calls on speakerphone. I’ve never experienced that in an open office space, but it’s hard to know if that’s just because I’ve had more conscientious colleagues in open spaces.

caminante 9mo ago
Never...how? You're not working with enough people or they're handling sensitive matters elsewhere per policy.