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Things are getting so insane that even some top universities have open-plan offices. Am I supposed to prove theorems or to write Lisp in such an environment? Se
by nextos 12y ago
Things are getting so insane that even some top universities have open-plan offices. Am I supposed to prove theorems or to write Lisp in such an environment? Seriously?
- kyllo 12y agoI saw an anecdote on a different thread here yesterday saying that assistant professors are basically becoming managers. Their job is to write grant proposals and have meetings with other faculty and staff all day, and navigate the political systems of academia in order to secure approvals and funding, while their graduate students do all the actual research work. I don't doubt that at all, and to me it would explain why university offices are trending toward open-plan. Managers tend to like open-plan.
- icebraining 12y agoIs that a new development? I thought open-plan study halls were common in universities and libraries. http://www.flickr.com/photos/proimos/5914733818/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/proimos/5914733818/
- Symbiote 12y agoBut in a library silence is expected; not conference calls, chat and collaboration.
- nextos 12y agoExactly. A library doesn't count as open plan. Silence policies are very strict. Open plan offices on the other hand...
- icebraining 12y agoFair enough; I work in an open plan office, but conference calls and meetings are held in separate rooms.