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> It's no coincidence that I get my best work done at home, when I am free to think clearly without interruption, or the paranoia of being observed. exactly th
by apricot13 13y ago
> It's no coincidence that I get my best work done at home, when I am free to think clearly without interruption, or the paranoia of being observed.
exactly this. I'm 10 times more productive in my pajamas in bed than any office I've ever worked in!
I've worked in a giant purpose built open plan office where each team had a 'island' of desks and the managers were all along side us, it was good in that noone could sneak off for lunch without inviting you but thats where the good parts ended.
We moved desks regularly so everyone had a chance to have their screens overlooked but I found the whole idea very stressful. Not only sitting but walking around open plan offices and feeling like I'm being watched or someone monitoring how long I was away from my desk for. It really affected my productivity.
No amount of headphone listening helps. Plus they hurt your ears after a while and I find them very disorienting.
- thejosh 13y agoAlso, do you want to wear headphones for 8+ hours? Doesn't that make you feel compressed also disconnected in a room full of noisy people?
- baggachipz 13y agoIt sucks, I had to do that for a long time. My train of thought derails when I hear music with words, so I had the same classical/ambient tracks playing on a loop all day. It was very annoying, and even the most comfortable earphones don't feel great after a whole day. Dead silence would have been much better for me, and "noise-canceling" headphones give me a headache.
- mogrim 13y agoA room full of noisy people is actually less of a problem than an overly quiet office, where a single phone ringing will set everyone doing meerkat impressions... Not disagreeing with the headphones bit, I couldn't wear them for 8hrs.