What it's like to work at YouNoodle

I know I'm not in the in crowd for saying this, but open concept offices suck, no matter how cool they may be. Joel is definitely bang on with this. Hasn't anyone read Peopleware?

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html

Re: What it's like to work at YouNoodle

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Post by furiouslol » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 11:24 PM UTC

run4yourlives wrote: post #5

That's what I'd want, somebody doing chin-ups next to my desk while I'm struggling with some pesky coding issue. I know I'm not in the in crowd for saying this, but open concept offices suck, no matter how cool they may be. Joel is definitely bang on with this. Hasn't anyone read Peopleware? http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html

I wouuld say you would be more productive with private offices but the culture and the camaraderie within the office would probably be better with an open concept.

Re: What it's like to work at YouNoodle

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Post by run4yourlives » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 11:35 PM UTC

furiouslol wrote: post #6

run4yourlives wrote: post #5

That's what I'd want, somebody doing chin-ups next to my desk while I'm struggling with some pesky coding issue. I know I'm not in the in crowd for saying this, but open concept offices suck, no matter how cool they may be. Joel is definitely bang on with this. Hasn't anyone read Peopleware? http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html

I wouuld say you would be more productive with private offices but the culture and the camaraderie within the office would probably be better with an open concept.

With respect, it's productivity that's going to pay the bills, with a few exceptions obviously.

This type of stuff seems to be more "we're cool like back in the dot com" than it is about getting the product out the door.

Re: What it's like to work at YouNoodle

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Post by truebosko » Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 11:54 PM UTC

run4yourlives wrote: post #5

That's what I'd want, somebody doing chin-ups next to my desk while I'm struggling with some pesky coding issue. I know I'm not in the in crowd for saying this, but open concept offices suck, no matter how cool they may be. Joel is definitely bang on with this. Hasn't anyone read Peopleware? http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BionicOffice.html

I would hurt myself if I had to work behind a wall. At my office, it's open concept. I'm the only guy doing anything remotely related to tech work (Other staff are sales, shipping, products, etc) and it's nice to not only be able to sit back and talk a bit when you need a break but also to know what's going on in the company from others perspective.

In my opinion, an open office especially in a smaller environment keeps everyone in the know about the company and builds a stronger unity towards the primary goal