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me_irl (lemmy.today)
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[–] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For the life of me I cannot comprehend why people think open plan offices are a good idea. They're worse for solo work and group work than regular offices, with cubicles between them on both factors. In open plan offices it's both rude to converse with someone when you need to, but aiso people are often chatting.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    Because being a good idea to you, the worker, and being a good idea to Tommy, the Manager/Executive are not the same thing.

    Tommy loves seeing all his peons at once. There is no shadow lands beyond his reach, no closed doors. His domain is the entire office.

    Tommy doesn't give a fuck if you don't like your job

    Tommy is a total piece of shit.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    That's fair, I'm just an engineer who focuses on actually improving functionality. When it's a choice between functionality and comfort I can have a reasonable discussion. When it's a choice between functionality + comfort and Tommy's fucking gut instinct and need to feel big and useful well then Tommy gets to learn that I'm kind of a bitch to idiots who aren't at least self aware or nice.

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