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The Open Concept Office is a total failure when the number of folks gets over 30.

Posted by Mel Profitine (aka mel profit) Dec 16 '15, 06:52

I'm in a cube farm of easily 60 people and forced to listen to 2 to ??? conversations throughout the day. It's really fucking annoying.

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you should just start humming constantly under your breath. - decline Dec 16, 07:02 7
- It's got to be something catchy. Perhaps, LDB? -- nm - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 07:03 6
  - speaking of, I'm out. Stupid Arrow. -- nm - decline Dec 16, 07:03 5
    - I'm pretty much daring LDB at this point. I walk through downtown to and from the office. Ubers with Christmas carol stations, etc. -- nm - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 07:06 4
      - i cannot believe i'm still in. I haven't been avoiding music at all. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 16, 07:07 3
        
        I think I'm still in because I tend to have my ear buds in and listening to my own music when running errands. - ty97 Dec 16, 07:09 1
        
        Though once I get to TX, my family will have Christmas music on often and I'll be out pretty quickly most likely. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 07:09
        
        this - although tonight's the office holiday party so I could definitely get sniped there. -- nm - R2-Deev-2 Dec 16, 07:08
"I don't wanna have a hardah atack..." - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 06:57
Totally agreed. There's basically a droning noise that goes on all the time. -- nm - Dark Callisto vs. Evil Dead Dec 16, 06:57 1
- I don't even mind that - it's the socializing that leads to out bursts. -- nm - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 06:59
Do you have Slack or some other app that enables virtual chatting with co-workers? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 06:56 5
- unfortunately not currently but I'm going to suggest it to senior leadership. - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 06:58 4
  - People will probably be concerned about its effect on productivity, but they don't seem to care about it now, so..... -- nm - mara Dec 16, 07:01 3
    - All they have to do is randomly walk through the office and hear the hour long conversations about - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 07:07 2
      - yikes -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 16, 07:10
      - I imagine hearing the IM in your voice and you know it made me laugh and you know how the laugh sounded. -- nm - R2-Deev-2 Dec 16, 07:10

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