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    Could Covid-19 kill the tyranny known as the open office concept?

    A man can dream

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    • I think about this.monospaced
    • Please.maquito
    • fingers crossedBaskerviIle
    • Home office is the new office conceptdrgs
    • The fact that a lot of us have been able to work from home for the last 3 months is proof that we can legit work from home all the time.

      Strange times.      ideaist
    • ^ I'm hating it, having recently moved to a smaller apt so that my SO could have a short stroll to her office. We now have 3 zoom studio setups..garbage
    • ..all within about a 15ft radius. Now retraining the dogs to not lose their shit over all of the new voices beaming through the house.garbage
    • I logged onto LinkedIn for the first time in a while and noticed a few posts about how the demise of the office is premature. They were all written by people...Wolfboy
    • Have you worked in offices before the open concept? be careful what you wish for. It was a series of hallways with closed doors, no one in sight. It was shit.zarkonite
    • ...in management positions. I think one of the things that this has shone a light on is how many management jobs are just bullshit and as well as companies...Wolfboy
    • Litterally the main place you would see people and talk was at the water cooler. We need to design a better concept before trashing open plans, esp. since wezarkonite
    • have noise cancelling headphones now...zarkonite
    • ...chugging along without the need for an office, they’ve got on fine without people who just call meetings and stick their beaks in, slowing everyone down...Wolfboy
    • ...with their bureaucracy and need to look vital to the organisations.Wolfboy
    • Build that wall!deadsperm
    • and the end of micro managementgrafician
    • It's just all the extra time I get back in a day, no commuting, no traffic. I don't miss the office at all.stoplying
    • There will be more open office spaces + open windows; high airflow is the only way to keep from gulping plague vapours. +Trains will be windowless season-round.tbgoodwillie
    • my company is finishing building a new place where we will move early 2021... all open space... They're 10 years late to the party.Bennn
    • BUT it's only to save money, open space cost way lessBennn
    • It's a nightmare for the introvert that I am... I pray the Old Gods and New that i will be able to continue working from home after the pandemicBennn
    • Studies show that open office is actually less collaborative AND less productive but most businesses only like to say they care about research.nb
    • its all about money. Open space take way less square feet of space. And square feet = $$$Bennn
    • Always thought Valve softwares approach to running a company was interesting. No management. No hierarchy. Just people who are good at what they do.inteliboy
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