Definitely a place I would like to work. Only thing it's missing is a place for nursing moms to pump (and an in-house daycare if I'm dreaming).
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#12A microwave creates enough nasty smells, and he wants a full kitchen?
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#13LOTs of things I like about this office layout.
What I would add, black out blinds on all outer facing windows. I don't see a refrigerator or a coffee machine/water/drinks.
What I don't like.
I would say rather then a white board, do a white wall.
Is the TV screen really needed? Its so easy to just teleconference on your monitor.
Stand-up room needs to white board space for sure! Maybe use a projector instead of a the monitors?
Cant say I care for the bathroom RIGHT next to the kitchen, personally I would prefer those on opposite sides of the room.
I think the wall leading into each office takes up a ton of space, and adds little value. How about a sliding barn door style door instead.
Last and most controversial. Get rid of the laptops and give everyone a desktop machine. Create a laptop pool for people who want one when out of the office. Use VMs to get your environments on them quickly. Plus I LOVE two large monitors, but I do a lot of UX work. Code on the portrait monitor, browser in landscape.
Thx for sharing!
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#14This is awesome. Thanks for putting in the time to put this together.
I love the 3-man office. Personally, I would just make it a 1-man office. I'm a very loud thinker and easily distracted so I really can't have anyone in the room when I'm hacking.
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#15LOTs of things I like about this office layout. What I would add, black out blinds on all outer facing windows. I don't see a refrigerator or a coffee machine/water/drinks. What I don't like. I would say rather then a white board, do a white wall. Is the TV screen really needed? Its so easy to just teleconference on your monitor. Stand-up room needs to white board space for sure! Maybe use a projector instead of a th…
Okay you have my interest. Could you expand on why you would like to see desktops with laptops for a VM? Would the laptop borrowing happen on a night by night basis? Wouldn't you expect some employees to always take the laptops home. Genuinely curious as to why you think this would be better. (more cost effective, better office env, etc.)
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#16This is awesome. Thanks for putting in the time to put this together. I love the 3-man office. Personally, I would just make it a 1-man office. I'm a very loud thinker and easily distracted so I really can't have anyone in the room when I'm hacking.
The 3-person office would be just about enough for one person. Get rid of the interior-facing windows. Make sure the walls and doors are sound-proof. Combine the three desks into one large surface that's big enough to actually work at. Get a beefy workstation, and a quad 27" monitor array. Make sure the lights for the office are on their own circuit, so they can't be turned on by anyone else on the floor. Bookcases.
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#17I feel like the solo zones would get monopolized by people that like being solo until necessary.
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#18LOTs of things I like about this office layout. What I would add, black out blinds on all outer facing windows. I don't see a refrigerator or a coffee machine/water/drinks. What I don't like. I would say rather then a white board, do a white wall. Is the TV screen really needed? Its so easy to just teleconference on your monitor. Stand-up room needs to white board space for sure! Maybe use a projector instead of a th…
Okay you have my interest. Could you expand on why you would like to see desktops with laptops for a VM? Would the laptop borrowing happen on a night by night basis? Wouldn't you expect some employees to always take the laptops home. Genuinely curious as to why you think this would be better. (more cost effective, better office env, etc.)
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#19Definitely a place I would like to work. Only thing it's missing is a place for nursing moms to pump (and an in-house daycare if I'm dreaming).
You mean like at Veridian Dynamics? :) Molding the children of today into the workers of tomorrow!
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#20Traditional closed offices, conference rooms for group work, and multiple non-shared unisex bathrooms (exactly like the kind in a typical house--how innovative!) That's the perfect office, and I know because I've worked in it and every other variation.
Do you feel comfortable saying which company you worked at has that kind of office setup? It sounds like heaven to me.