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Why are open plans (among software engineers) so common in the industry? Is it really that most software engineers like them?
by scottlu2 7y ago
Why are open plans (among software engineers) so common in the industry? Is it really that most software engineers like them?
- api 7y agoThey're cheaper, faster to set up, and pack more people into less space?
- plutonorm 7y agoPeople feel more stress when they feel watched. Stress increases productivity in the short term, before you burn out. But who cares about that right?
- matz1 7y agoThe trick is to just don't care, they want to watch go ahead watch. For example, I browse youtube/fb whenever I want, of course not something extreme like browsing porn. Whats the worse that could happen ? Some coworker complain that I'm not doing my job ?
- commandlinefan 7y agoWhat experience has ever led you to believe that what software engineers like or dislike factors into how their work environments are set up? The Important People consider us, at best, a necessary nuisance.
- scottlu2 7y agoI’ve seen the open plan sold as what engineers are asking for, but anecdotally I don’t see them asking for that, so I wonder what drives it. Does it attract people right out of college? (if so, it would be important for recruiting?)
- loco5niner 7y agoIt's cheap. ... at least in the short term (less building costs), but more expensive in the long term (less productivity, less happy employees). The decision makers don't seem to care. My company changed to an open office right before selling. It was a short-term money-making decision.