Bittersweet to see how much “distracting work environment” is reported to reduce productivity, given that companies abjectly refuse to provide private & quiet workspaces despite it being unequivocally cost effective to do so even for most start-ups in dense urban centers.
I continue to find the discussion of salary disappointing though. The survey provides a good opportunity for more detailed information.
People selling stuff (to clients, to investors) think having a big open room full of developers using computers is impressive enough to help them sell. The developer zoo.
A normal professional office with hallways and doors doesn't look that impressive, or might but only if dedicated lobby and (client) meeting areas have had some real money & space dedicated to them.
In recent consulting scenarios, the clients seemed to feel that leaving developers alone in quiet areas was preferred. Though they had a direct connection to the software being built for their needs compared to someone who is looking to be woo'd & awed.
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Bittersweet to see how much “distracting work environment” is reported to reduce productivity, given that companies abjectly refuse to provide private & quiet workspaces despite it being unequivocally cost effective to do so even for most start-ups in dense urban centers.
I continue to find the discussion of salary disappointing though. The survey provides a good opportunity for more detailed information.
People selling stuff (to clients, to investors) think having a big open room full of developers using computers is impressive enough to help them sell. The developer zoo.
A normal professional office with hallways and doors doesn't look that impressive, or might but only if dedicated lobby and (client) meeting areas have had some real money & space dedicated to them.
In recent consulting scenarios, the clients seemed to feel that leaving developers alone in quiet areas was preferred. Though they had a direct connection to the software being built for their needs compared to someone who is looking to be woo'd & awed.
I agree. It means they view software labor as political andnot technical. The burden is on developers to reject jobs that have open-plan offices.
I fully expect to be sitting on a rug in 10 years.
They’ll probably have people’s kids running around the office.