My first job was all small rooms of 4-6 desks. Rigid desks, with stuff like drawers where you could keep stuff. Enough space for a few desktop computers, crt monitors, in trays, out trays, reference books and files and still space to work.
Way better than the open plan that came along and the desks gradually shrank down to a small square on a single large shared table who’se thin badly supported top is vibrating from everyone else typing.
I’m sure a 70s typing pool type situation would have been worse - but personally my situation has regressed a lot closer to that now. WFH is more productive just because i have enough space for the way i work.
I’d love a cubicle office - never actually worked in one - but I doubt it be as good as the small room setup was .
Small room with enough desks for just the immediate team and plenty of space in the desks would be my dream. Maybe a whiteboard or two. That would be excellent.
My first job was all small rooms of 4-6 desks. Rigid desks, with stuff like drawers where you could keep stuff. Enough space for a few desktop computers, crt monitors, in trays, out trays, reference books and files and still space to work.
Way better than the open plan that came along and the desks gradually shrank down to a small square on a single large shared table who’se thin badly supported top is vibrating from everyone else typing.
I’m sure a 70s typing pool type situation would have been worse - but personally my situation has regressed a lot closer to that now. WFH is more productive just because i have enough space for the way i work.
I’d love a cubicle office - never actually worked in one - but I doubt it be as good as the small room setup was .
Small room with enough desks for just the immediate team and plenty of space in the desks would be my dream. Maybe a whiteboard or two. That would be excellent.