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My personal office has a private bathroom, a flat screen TV, a couch, microwave, fridge, balcony, bar and barstools. I can bring my dog every day. Best of all I

• sheraz 14y ago
  I must disagree. While technology has certainly enabled remote working I do not believe that is the future. Google, for all of it's whimsy, is on the right track. Though many dot-com and ad agencies may make their offices look like adult day-care, I think the underlying ideas at play are the future: * Physically and emotionally warm environments * huddle spaces for face-to-face collaboration * low ceilings create a quiet conference and intimacy Google has made multiple living rooms in the building. They've taken what you love at home and brought it into a professional settings. In many ways the Silicon Valley startup houses have done the opposite to equally great effect. They brought the office into the home.
  • nja 14y ago
    That's interesting -- I've always heard that higher ceilings can promote creativity. Is there an optimal middle-ground between intimate low ceilings and creative high ceilings?
    • sheraz 14y ago
      I don't know. I'm just pulling from personal experience. The best spaces I've found have actually been dim, warm, and cozy. I find that my best development hours are late at night, wether in the office or at home. But for other parts of business (research, email, document editing, etc) I have found the war-rooms and coffee-shops to be a better fit.