geekbird

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by geekbird 8y ago
Whereas I think the screener had an overinflated sense of both his knowledge, importance and the "rightness" of the answers that he expected. The questions were narrow, and the right/wrong on the answers was oversimplistic a
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by geekbird 9y ago
Thank you for an occupational health viewpoint and the citation. Do you have a good recommendation for a recording dB meter and recording app suitable for graphing noise levels over a daylong period? Such a thing would be useful in proving
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by geekbird 9y ago
My condolences.
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by geekbird 9y ago
Nope, IMSHO. I've worked in everything from a solo office to benching in an open plan. Open plan anything makes me nostalgic for the smallest cubicle I ever had (4ft x 5ft). Give me walls, even if they are short.
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by geekbird 9y ago
But the cost "savings", even in high rent areas like San Francisco, are eaten up by a significant loss of productivity. In a high rent market like SF, a programmer's salary plus benefits and employer taxes (loaded labor) is a
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by geekbird 9y ago
The last open plan cesspit I worked in literally gave me pneumonia for the first time in my life. Too many contractors coming in sick, not washing their hands, coughing all over the office. It was long benches, with 36" allotted per pe
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by geekbird 9y ago
Bingo. The first time I got moved from an office to an open plan it felt like exactly what it was: a severe demotion. I was being told that I didn't rate an office or even a cube and the ability to concentrate without being interrupte
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by geekbird 9y ago
I've always thought that the idea of a "team room" with mini cubicles around a central whiteboard and gathering space would be a good compromise. People could do heads down in cubes, the team as a whole could close their door
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by geekbird 9y ago
Yuck. That sounds like hell. You can't pair/team with another person if your neighbor is literally an armlength away.
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by geekbird 9y ago
Some people, like me, can only wear headphones or earplugs for a short period of time - like 2 hours - before they develop ear infections. Furthermore, administrative controls (headphones) for what is actually a safety and health problem (e
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by geekbird 9y ago
Stanford University is moving toward an open plan office setup when it moves its IT staff to Redwood City next year. (Professors, of course, still get offices. So do managers.) Some buildings are already open plan. This is very bad for mor