For someone who has only been exposed to open office landscapes those cubicles seem like a dream.

neogodless 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I haven't seen full height cubicles since my 2006-2011 job.

Still even half-height cubicle desks tended to give you a good sense of "your space" relative to the open concept rows of tables/flat desks.

Currently I go to the office once a week, where I sit at a tiny mobile desk pressed against the side of someone else's cubicle. I'm almost "in" a walkway. Can't imagine how that interferes with focus!

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arealaccount 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Personally I hated them they felt dehumanizing, and loved my first open floor company

I also don’t like WFH, I wonder if people who like open plans also like RTO

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arcfour 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You love noise, interruptions, and a lack of privacy?

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dpark 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I actually think cubicles’ faux privacy might encourage more noise. When I was in cubicles years ago, there were people who would take calls on speakerphone. I’ve never experienced that in an open office space, but it’s hard to know if that’s just because I’ve had more conscientious colleagues in open spaces.

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nomagicbullet 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't find open spaces noisier than cubicles but I am able to easily block out distracting sounds.

I am interrupted, and when I am is generally somebody giving me a useful quick update or an informal greeting from an office buddy when they notice I make welcoming eye contact.

I don't think I ever felt a lack of privacy in the office or expected it in any way? I wonder what kind of privacy I would need that the restroom doesn't cover, I'm sure there are some instances since it's been called out.

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caminante 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

(you replied to wrong comment, parent instead of grandparent)

It suits people that coffee badge and serves as a way to scan who actually came in on a "required" office day.

Both are signs of dysfunction.

	▲	2b3a51 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		TIL I learned about coffee-badging[1]. Sounds like, oddly enough, eighteenth century London when coffee houses provided venues for business transactions. People (ok men of the right class) toddled around visiting various offices and patronising coffee houses. Everyone knew the players. [2][3] I think this might be a good development. Meet to drink beverage and achieve 'common understanding' in the sense of the Royal Navy. Then disperse to various private locations to actually carry out the tasks. Would suit a '15 minute' city layout very well. [1] https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1864443/buzz-phra... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_17... [3] https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/virginia-and-balt...

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tmtvl 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I like being able to work at the office because then I don't have to pay for electricity and internet, although commuting is bad for my ecological footprint.

I will never support forcing RTO on people who prefer WFH, nor the opposite (unless dire circumstances mandate it, like a pandemic or other natural disaster).

I can tolerate open offices, but prefer plans with private spaces which make it easier to go into and maintain full focus mode.

I've never done pair programming, but I imagine I would like it, if me and my colleague use my computer (set up how I like it, Dvorak layout and everything) for my part of the programming and we switch to my colleague's computer when it's their turn.

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dpark 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Cubicles are terrible. Especially the full height ones. They have all the same noisy neighbor problems as open spaces but you’re stuck in a tiny box all day. You get a tiny modicum of privacy but not enough to make up for feeling like you’re stuck in a gray box all day.