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Re: Hell is a stylish shared office space

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Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 3:48 PM UTC

cwkoss wrote: post #39

pavel_lishin wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there any advantage to a shared space? It seems like the sort of solution where you're working solo anyway, so there's no reason to have the team all there...

For small teams, the ability for people to jump into a conversation which began without them can have value. If you are a 6-person team, and when two engineers say "Hey, we'll probably need a design for this", the designer can hear this (if not in deep concentration) and join the conversation without any slack messages needed. This sort of 'free triage' has some value, not sure if it's net advantage when accounting f…

Sorry, I didn't mean an open office space - I mean literally a shared space, where you hotel desks, etc., and are surrounded by non-employees.

Re: Hell is a stylish shared office space

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Post by sleepybrett » Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 9:11 PM UTC

smelendez wrote: post #21

btbuildem wrote: post #12

| Overhead lights that switch off after a certain time if no motion is detected. I have even had this happen to me in the toilets :-) Ah, so you're the guy on his phone in the toilet, occupying a stall for way longer than necessary, while others have to wait. Thanks, buddy.

I've seen this too. I think it's probably an ADA violation, because it must cause completely unnecessary problems for people with mobility issues (not everyone can easily wave their arms around over their head while using the restroom). Edit: I actually know nothing about the legal nuances of the ADA, but it certainly seems to violate the generally understood spirit of the law.

We have this in our normal office, but it isn't motion detection it's sound and it's only in "power saving" mode after normal office hours. So if you are working late and going to be in the bathroom for more than 5 minutes you have to remember to clear your throat every few minutes.

Re: Hell is a stylish shared office space

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Post by cwkoss » Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 11:25 PM UTC

pavel_lishin wrote: post #41

cwkoss wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For small teams, the ability for people to jump into a conversation which began without them can have value. If you are a 6-person team, and when two engineers say "Hey, we'll probably need a design for this", the designer can hear this (if not in deep concentration) and join the conversation without any slack messages needed. This sort of 'free triage' has some value, not sure if it's net advantage when accounting f…

Sorry, I didn't mean an open office space - I mean literally a shared space, where you hotel desks, etc., and are surrounded by non-employees.

If you're solo programming, can be nice to have other people to have lunch with or discuss technical problems, but depends a lot on the atmosphere of the shared space and how sociable you are.