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What bugs the heck out of you at work but doesn't seem to bother your coworkers? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by koreth@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ExLisper@linux.community 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't have an issue with open offices before the pandemic. We barely had any video calls (everyone was at the office) and people kept it down. Then everything switched to video and a lot of people are assholes.

[–] Elderos@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

I did not really mind when I worked at a ~10 people company, it kind of made sense. Working on a floor with over a hundred people in an open office was miserable. There was always someone on Zoom or people having live meeting in earshot.

Blow my mind that all those office managers and floor planners and supposedly expert at organizing a work environment think that it make sense to cram in hundred of people working on wildly different stuff together at earshot distance. How hard would it be to create big divisions so that you only get to hear the 10 or so people which you're directly involved with. Anyway, there was clearly an "everyone must be an extrovert" culture thing going on. The higher ups sure seemed to enjoy hearing and seeing everyone everywhere all the time.