@matigo Our new post-JV office looks like a call centre, and my monitor is a 1024x768 17” (soon to be upgraded to a 27” 1080p). All open plan. Unfortunately, open plan doesn’t work well for our setup: half the team does very mechanical work that can be interrupted at any moment; half of us have more cognitively demanding tasks that get done faster in silence. The former sees no problem with shouting across the room to the latter (me). Also accepted are taps on the shoulder, repeating my name in an increasi

@matigo Our new post-JV office looks like a call centre, and my monitor is a 1024x768 17” (soon to be upgraded to a 27” 1080p). All open plan.

Unfortunately, open plan doesn’t work well for our setup: half the team does very mechanical work that can be interrupted at any moment; half of us have more cognitively demanding tasks that get done faster in silence. The former sees no problem with shouting across the room to the latter (me). Also accepted are taps on the shoulder, repeating my name in an increasingly high-pitched voice, and expecting immediate response.

Not entirely sure what the point of all these WhatsApp group chats is.

2018-01-17T01:36:16Z