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Subject:    Re: OT:  Do earbuds hurt or help productivity?
From:       "plsql4ums" <plsql4ums () shaw ! ca>
Date:       2010-01-30 17:01:35
Message-ID: 53822E089CDF444DB777153309366494 () dtl
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Mark, I am glad you brought this up...I couldn't agree with you more!

I sometimes think the ultimate madness behind this design was simply for
'cost-savings'...bottom dollar...cubicles are cheaper and use a whole lot
less office space. Many of my colleagues feel strongly about 'shared
cubicles' being one of the main interuptors of their productivity (which
leads to the whole 'earbud' thing).

Also, it definately raises problems with respect to privacy. I now have to
leave the office (and find a private corridor somewhere in the building)
when I want to speak to my financial advisor(s) or doctors for fear that
someone will overhear me in the open office.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc de Oliveira" <Marc@SimplifySys.com>


>I think it is ironic how the whole open office strategy has developed. 
>Initially, the argument was that open offices would allow everybody to 
>communicate easily and make sure that everybody heard what was going on in 
>projects etc.
> In the end two things have happened: 1) people in open offices started to 
> wear headsets to be able to concentrate on their work, and 2) policies 
> have developed to make sure that all communication is kept to a minimum, 
> is kept at a low level or is moved to meeting rooms.
>
> Hence, the whole reason for creating the open offices, in the first place, 
> have been lost....
>
> - Marc de Oliveira
>
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