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I really, really don't understand the whole 'open' floor plan thing. Let's take a trade that requires intense focus and concentration and then take 30 engineers and stick them in a room together. Also let's remove all the soundproofing to "facilitate communication." Wait, what do you mean our project is running behind schedule??? I'm lucky now I work from home in an office tucked away deep within my garage. I can't even hear trucks driving past in there, it's basically a cave.
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PlesantDilemma posted:I'm working in an environment like that and I enjoy it a lot. However it is only 4 people That's not an open plan, that's just an office. The last big open plan place I worked at had IT and Product Development (about 45 people) in a single room. It was asinine. Funny thing is, I don't really get distracted that easily so it was never much of a problem for me, but I could tell that it caused a lot of problems for other people. The problem is, even if it's identified as the problem that it is, you're never going to convince management that they need to buy a new building/new furniture/whatever CapEx needs to happen to move away from the open plan. So these companies are hosed.
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May 16, 2014 18:38
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What's funny is that offices are like this mystical magical place that only elite executives can have due to their exorbitant cost. I built an office from scratch in my house for like 300 bucks including flooring, drywall, lighting and wiring. It's a better equipped working environment both from a decor/finish and equipment standpoint than any place I've ever worked.
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