Open Office Criticism

Discussions focus on criticisms of open-plan offices and hotdesking, with preferences for cubicles, private offices, or alternatives like remote work, often referencing the movie 'Office Space'.

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Sample Comments

thesash Dec 2, 2011 View on HN

Apparently not a lot of office space fans on HN...

geocrasher Jan 20, 2022 View on HN

More like "an office" these days :D

harryh Nov 14, 2018 View on HN

An office for engineers and various other jobs isn't a Good Thing™?

altmind Sep 26, 2019 View on HN

Remember "The office space" where they were making laughs on cubicles? Guess what, now we're dont even have this.

kjkjadksj Oct 2, 2023 View on HN

Turns out you can do that in an office too

tennisflyi Sep 18, 2023 View on HN

Not sure your office or WFH office was spun any better.

loco5niner Jun 28, 2018 View on HN

Double yikes - looks too similar to the office I'm sitting in right now. :-(

heliodor May 9, 2013 View on HN

So true. I forgot there's a better way than the typical office!

pyre Oct 12, 2011 View on HN

It's 'outside the box' for office workers.

Macha Jul 22, 2021 View on HN

You mean you're not in a giant open office? Nice.