Is Facebook’s Massive Open Office Scaring Away Developers?
Is there anyone here who likes open offices more than a floorplan divised into smaller rooms? I ask because I&#x27;ve worked in an open office setting as a developer for years (the place is otherwise nice) and thoroughly despise it as a workspace. Yet some people don&#x27;t seem to mind it. I don&#x27;t mind serendipity. The problem is I serendiptously overhear everyones discussion which is incredibly disruptive for deep work.<p>Factories have huge machines, whih create added value. They have a good reason for loud noises and need for ear protection.<p>Offices, on the other hand, are places where people come to create added value by mostly by thinking (if they are programmers).<p>Are there people who enjoy the bustle of open office while trying to untangle a decade old piece of C++ spaghetti? Whose work output it actually improves?<p>I&#x27;m trying to figure out if the open offices are bad mostly for everyone or just for someone like me.