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A somewhat related question: I'm about to start a job at a company with "open office" structure, after having my own office for the last 4 years. Anything I should be prepared for? EDIT: Any headphones suggestions?
I think if you keep different "functions" (engineering, sales, ...) separate, then each can have their own open office without losing productivity. Don't you think so?
I think if you keep different "functions" (engineering, sales, ...) separate, then each can have their own open office without losing productivity. Don't you think so?
Though 2 or 3 engineers in an office can work quite well
I think if you keep different "functions" (engineering, sales, ...) separate, then each can have their own open office without losing productivity. Don't you think so?
(And that company didn't have an open floor plan, but did have shared offices for 2-6 people)
In my opinion it depends on the culture and the people, not the roles/positions in the company.
I think if you keep different "functions" (engineering, sales, ...) separate, then each can have their own open office without losing productivity. Don't you think so?
Every one of those conversations happens in someone's office right now, and distracts at most 2 people.
How long does it take for you to get "back in the groove" afterwards? Probably 5-10 minutes for me, more if I was doing something particularly intensive.
Now, lay out me and my ten coworkers in an open floor plan and watch what happens.
There's no way it works.
I think if you keep different "functions" (engineering, sales, ...) separate, then each can have their own open office without losing productivity. Don't you think so?
An engineer coming into my cube to chat a few minutes ago is what distracted me and now I'm frustrated and browsing HN. It's bad enough in high-walled cubicles; I don't know that I could maintain deep focus for meaningful amounts of time in an open plan.
I put a door on my cubicle recently and being able to mentally expand to fill my space while free from worrying about anybody else has done wonders for my productivity.
I think if you keep different "functions" (engineering, sales, ...) separate, then each can have their own open office without losing productivity. Don't you think so?
I'm not convinced. I'm in an engineering area but if it's open plan then I'd still be able to see people, hear their (arguably more interesting than sales) conversations, and constantly have to split attention between monitoring the area around me and focusing on whatever problem I'm solving. An engineer coming into my cube to chat a few minutes ago is what distracted me and now I'm frustrated and browsing HN. It's b…
One of my requirements is a private office. I will not do cubicles, I sure as hell will not do open plans. Office. Period.
I've turned down a few decent offers because of this, and I'm sure I'll turn down more in the future as well.
A somewhat related question: I'm about to start a job at a company with "open office" structure, after having my own office for the last 4 years. Anything I should be prepared for? EDIT: Any headphones suggestions?
Buy some really nice noise canceling headphones is definitely top of the preparation list. You'll be wearing them 80+% of your day.
A somewhat related question: I'm about to start a job at a company with "open office" structure, after having my own office for the last 4 years. Anything I should be prepared for? EDIT: Any headphones suggestions?