Timeline for How can we convince the programming department to quiet down
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| Apr 1, 2014 at 14:37 | comment | added | jwenting | The actual reason companies go open plan is (no matter what they say about "wanting to increase interaction", because it usually includes rules about not talking to each other) to cram more people into the same space. Walls take up space, offices instead of open plan require corridors, etc. etc.. In an open plan environment you can often cram 10-20% more people into the same amount of square meters of floorspace. Saves money. Never mind that productivity goes down (which has been shown time and again), if that happens you just punish people for not working hard enough. | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 10:05 | comment | added | Radu Murzea | Maybe having 1 office per team is the best compromise. Team members can communicate freely about both work- and non-work-related tasks, while at the same time not disturbing other teams or departments... | |
| Mar 31, 2014 at 20:15 | history | answered | Justin Cave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |