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This is a cultural thing, though. Since childhood, we are taught that you are absolutely always quiet in a library. Open office plans tell a very different st
by bmj 12y ago
This is a cultural thing, though. Since childhood, we are taught that you are absolutely always quiet in a library.
Open office plans tell a very different story (with the OP underscores--collaboration), so I suspect it would be a long, difficult transition to move from a noisy, collaborative space to a quiet place.
- wlesieutre 12y agoIn a lot of cases, not even possible. Maybe it's different if you're at a web startup that pulls the "we don't have a phone number, email us for questions," but part of my job is fielding technical calls and providing design guidance for clients over the phone. I sometimes feel bad about being on the phone with other people trying to work in here, but that's the nature of the open office. At least we have low partitions.