Remember when meetings were held in rooms? Now, every desk is a conference pod. Every conversation is public. Every project update echoes across the office like a Gregorian chant of corporate chaos.

If you've ever found yourself trapped in a meeting while overhearing three others… this one's for you.

#WorkplaceCulture #Meetings #HybridWork #OpenPlanOffice #ZoomFatigue #CorporateLife #OrganisationalHumour #Leadership #ManagementTrends #Satire

https://robert.winter.ink/why-is-everyone-in-my-meeting/

Oh, look,, $workplace has installed some more new 'acoustically treated' individual booths, for when the cacophony in the normal battery hen floors - er, 'open plan workspaces' - gets too much.

Only allowed to use them for an hour at a time, though...

I mean, great that they're putting in some places of refuge for those who need them, but infuriating that they're needed in the first place because the office design is so hostile to anyone who's not an extrovert.

#OpenPlanOffice #fail

I often listen to classical music when trying to focus in the open plan office.
BBC Radio 3 has a wonderful Verdi Requiem currently, which is definitely also making me question whether I should be in the office this much, so I guess it's doing its job...

#Verdi #Requiem #ClassicalMusic #OpenPlanOffice #FocusMode

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026nn3

How I wish #WhatsApp culture took over #Meta rather than the other way around - it's not fun having to grab a meeting room to do work because people are chatting loudly one row behind. #OpenPlanOffice is a terrible mistake and I'm so glad I normally #RemoteWork

#Productivity
#ShortSighted
#WorkCulture

Guy at the desk behind me speaks VERY LOUDLY when on a call... 😖

#OpenPlanOffice

There's a lot of noise around #rto #ReturnToOffice right now, at least in my own personal filter bubble. FWIW, I tend to think that #remotework is perfectly fine for most purposes; it saves me personally a lot of time.

That said, there's at least one question which seems important and has been largely neglected:
To what extent do the benefits of remote work amount to a compensation for the weaknesses of the seemingly ubiquitous #OpenPlanOffice ?

Open space environments drain employees’ morale due to noise pollution, according to research:

https://www.amosbeech.com/blog/office-acoustics-impact-your-teams-productivity

#acoustics #openPlanOffice #officespace

Well I'm being summoned to central office for my "lack of attendance" to a #ReturnToOffice order.

I've already pointed out numerous times, that my work suffers significantly in an #OpenPlanOffice and the numerous distractions there.

I've already pointed out that my #MentalHealth is significantly undermined by such environments.

I've already pointed out that I'm *paying* for a solo #RemoteOffice that is demonstrated to be working well for me and for communication with my team.

It evidently doesn't matter. I think they're gearing up to sack me, for failing to comply.

If not for #Capitalism controlling how I get money to pay rent and bills, I'd happily leave. But I can't afford to lose this job.