So, it seems programmers are loners, then, huh... who knew? ಠ_ಠ
So I used to run an office with a big open space... The real reason we decided to put everyone out in the open, is so they couldn't f*** around on company time. It's much easier to make sure the grunts are working when you can see them. Everyone hated it. The lazy people hated it, because they couldn't get away with playing solitaire all day, and the hard working people hated it because they couldn't concentrate.
TLDR it's a great way to help get mediocre performance across the board!
p.s. I had a closed office still of course.
Explained in the body of the story....but for a team like the processor one, isn't there some underground secret lair for important stuff?
You mean they just gonna "wing it" and change things on the fly ? Pretty poor planning, in that case....
There's always a certain amount of people who act like spoiled brats every time there's change. Suck it up. I've been at my company (a hospital) for 20 years and they've crammed us into all sorts of environments. I sat in the basement by the morgue, with no windows, for a few years so excuse me if I don't have sympathy for people moving into the nicest building on the planet.
So, it seems programmers are loners, then, huh... who knew? ಠ_ಠ
I don't understand this push towards open floor plan offices.
Software development and engineering are highly focused activities. You get "in the zone" and work on your problem to find a solution. You might have several things going on in your head at once that all have to be there to figure out the problem.