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Are open plan rooms norm for google?

• jrockway 14y ago
  It's a mix, at least in NYC. Some teams have their own rooms, but more than 50% are out in the open. (The allocation seems to be random.) On the floor where I work, they've installed devices designed to generate noise that makes the office seem quieter. (Or so I'm told.) It seems to work pretty well; there are a lot of people on the floor but I don't feel the need to listen to music unless I am really in the mood for music. When everyone goes home, it kind of sounds like a gurgling stream. Apparent but not distracting. I don't really understand how it works, but considering I prefer to work from the office than from home, they must be doing something right.
  • dnu 14y ago
    It's probably generating "white noise" which covers the other noises. For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwEiMNhOCM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwEiMNhOCM