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Open offices are cheaper so people who pay for them like them. I think everyone who has to be in one hates them.
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I worked in one once, and there was just so much noise. It was so loud!
1. Totally agree on meetings—half the time it’s just updates that could’ve been a group message.
2. Work-life balance isn’t a perk, it’s basic respect. No one should feel guilty for logging off on time.
3. Open offices? Just noise, no focus. Whoever pitched that never needed deep work.
'No one should feel guilty for logging off on time', absolutely! It should never be allowed to become like that!