So for starters, I said none of this.
The problem with open office plans is the inability to turn those things off. People need peace and quiet to get work done, especially developers and creatives.
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So for starters, I said none of this.
The problem with open office plans is the inability to turn those things off. People need peace and quiet to get work done, especially developers and creatives.
Exactly. The drone flyovers during the announcements are not paying off I guess.
What I find interesting is the lack of info about environmental changes Apple is making to make the return to the "mothership" happen.
Apple is so good at organizing for causes, how about using the campus as a place for their employees and others to get their vaccinations?
"open floor plan"
Collaboration areas are great when collaborating. Private spaces are great when concentrating. A worker corral where you can't escape every conversation and fart is a living hell.
Collaboration areas are great when collaborating. Private spaces are great when concentrating. A worker corral where you can't escape every conversation and fart is a living hell.
I can believe this! It looks like currently, there's Tim, the photographer and that impressive-looking houseplant at the other end of the corridor for company – probably the only lifeforms on that entire level of Park…
(Maybe not even a photographer; Apple could be doing early testing of repulsorlift based holocams?)
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The Apple UFO isn’t open office plan. It has glass walls and super bunker basements. It is spread across many buildings like many companies there.
Sometimes open spaces work well, sometimes they don’t. It can differ from room to room, building to building, department to department, business to business.
Cook is a smart man, he sees the problem at it's heart. We need close interaction, despite it's flaws, if we want to maintain society and continue to build upon past innovation. Society isn't going to continue to innovate and improve if everyone is confined to their home office all day long only briefly interacting with people on the other end of a webcam. Might as well use a deep fake generator and create virtual coworkers/managers that hand out tasks instead. As long as they paycheck keeps coming in, what's the difference?
Yeah....
The majority of people in the western world and world in general don't have those kind of luxuries.
True. Neanderthals lived in deep caves and they ded.
We are alive in many numbers because we made farms, cities, markets, circuses, sports arenas, gyms, nudist beaches, disco dancing dance floor, breakdancing under the bridge with the crew, toasting marshmallows with the college gang, trekking with tourists.
In my year of remote work: I’ve saved countless hours on my commute, I can sleep in a little longer, I can save on gas, I can have music or YouTube videos playing in the background, if I finish my work early I can relax and stay on standby rather than being stuck at a desk trying to “look busy”, I have taken 0 sick days, most importantly I have a lot more control over my working environment.
Remote work also gives me the option to move out of state to somewhere with lower living cost rather than paying more just to stay within 30 minutes of my office. Are there some downsides to remote work? You bet! However, I think the past year has proven that remote work should be an option for office workers.
When it comes to social interaction, I agree that it is very important for humans. However, work is not the only place to get social interaction and there are far better options where you can be more yourself rather than having to wear your “professional” persona.
Just my .2
Remote work also gives me the option to move out of state to somewhere with lower living cost rather than paying more just to stay within 30 minutes of my office. Are there some downsides to remote work? You bet! However, I think the past year has proven that remote work should be an option for office workers.
When it comes to social interaction, I agree that it is very important for humans. However, work is not the only place to get social interaction and there are far better options where you can be more yourself rather than having to wear your “professional” persona.
Just my .2
Classic Tim Apple... almost forgot that FaceTime thingy they have on the devices after mentioning Zoom or Webex (brrrr)
Instead of giving us better cameras (even if external or be able to use my iPhone ... I don’t care) or improve work related things in FaceTime (screen, file sharing) he’s still glued to the idea of returning to open space. As a customer I don’t see anything Apple did to use their ecosystem to advance digitalization - it’s like the orchestra is there waiting, but conductor has gone missing for past decade
More imagination dear Tim and less activism... perhaps ask for a floor plan to the ID studio and pop in for a chat about what they are up to
Instead of giving us better cameras (even if external or be able to use my iPhone ... I don’t care) or improve work related things in FaceTime (screen, file sharing) he’s still glued to the idea of returning to open space. As a customer I don’t see anything Apple did to use their ecosystem to advance digitalization - it’s like the orchestra is there waiting, but conductor has gone missing for past decade
More imagination dear Tim and less activism... perhaps ask for a floor plan to the ID studio and pop in for a chat about what they are up to
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People like to be around other people. It's normal. Social distancing is anti-human garbage. People laughing, people touching, a real celebration.
Its not like its a total free-for-all working from home. There are other costs involved
You are still using energy and consuming more while working from home. More dishes, more water, more power, more toilet paper, etc etc.
As far your job it kinda sounds like it might be time for a change in general , haha.
YES!! There are already plenty of reports/articles on this. It will become even more obvious in the months and years to come. Human beings need social interactions. For someone who might be single and stuck in their home 24/7 that might not be ideal to be constantly working from home. Its having a TERRIBLE effect on children specifically. I do think companies need to be more flexible and offer that to people but a total remote setup for everyone is a recipe for other kinds of disasters down the road IMO. Especially given the obnoxiously high increases in depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide.
I am perfectly happy telecommuting. However, I do miss having lunch with people from other teams. Before COVID I had four patent submissions come out of our lunches. Our lunch chatter was all over and filled with nonsense. It was always entertaining and sometimes productive.
So yes, "Innovation isn't always a planned activity."
true true but let’s wait until Batman virus goes away and then we party stronk. Let’s keep being safe and wear Spider-Man masks. Man I wish Marvel Disney made masks.
California proved they don’t know what they are doing. Wishing Apple moved to Texas.
Why Texans mad like this? You just froze the f over, turned into Mad Max land and it will probably happen every year now.
Bro just get some friends instead of making people go to the office so that you can get in some small talk. Remote work does not mean social isolation unless your personal, non-work life is already isolated.
People make friends for life in offices and they help each other get work in future when they move to different companies. Those Friday drunk sessions work.