I love how that one cheddar employee hated the open plan but was too shy to ask their boss to bring back the cubicle so they made a video on it.
@ZNotFound3 жыл бұрын
What does their office look like?
@edwardbrown37213 жыл бұрын
@@ZNotFound probably generic open office
@jryde4213 жыл бұрын
Shoulder to shoulder lol naw idk
@whatever_123 жыл бұрын
Their Nyc office is fully open plan, With long ray of tables 5 workers on each side stack in a row
@cheddar3 жыл бұрын
Now listen here
@emmajeema3 жыл бұрын
The original plan was three desks a person and now open offices are three people a desk
@Myar6923 жыл бұрын
Open offices basically went back to a worse form of what Probst was trying to change with the rows of big metal desks.
@sodinc3 жыл бұрын
@@Myar692 they just turned them face to face and moved everything closer to rent less space progress
@margaretbruhn43763 жыл бұрын
I work in a small office and essentially take up 4 desks (two corner desks, we have the older ones in the middle of the room, my little island) and I still hate it. I want a wall
@Random594273 жыл бұрын
The modern day developed economy equivalent to the factory floor.
@mba2ceo3 жыл бұрын
Cow feed stall are the worse !!!
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
People would kill for a cubicle in the horror show that is a 'modern' open plan office. It's only open plan to save money, not to increase productivity or to save your sanity!
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
@B H Thanks Internet stranger!
@philollenberg3 жыл бұрын
"But you can talk to your co-workers whenever you want." "YES THAT'S THE PROBLEM."
@ProductBasement3 жыл бұрын
My company was in the middle of moving all our buildings to open plans... then covid-19 saved us all lol. Although now we work from home, which is its own kind of hell
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
@@ProductBasement At least you can poo on company time in peace without your ears (and other senses) being assaulted from another cubicle.
@AlxandreNotavo3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I hate this new "open office" trend. Pure noise, distractions and annoyance. Give me my privacy back!
@DominicGo3 жыл бұрын
compared a an open plan office, cubicles suddenly look like a luxury lmao
@noldo38373 жыл бұрын
Exactly... And there are different personalities, and different types of work. I am a data scientist and introvert, and plain open office is a big no-no.
@needfortweed87343 жыл бұрын
...and still it is possible to make open plan office even worse. Let's put less desks than there are people, hedging our bets that people are in and out of the office. And then: free seating! It is glorious!
@piojeet3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley3 жыл бұрын
@@needfortweed8734 I can't stand that at a call center. Too many employees, not enough desks, or coming in and finding someone at your seat. Most places I worked at have had assigned seating but one or two places I've been at didn't, and after years of operating, only suddenly would think to maybe give us assigned spots so there's no hunting for a spot to sit each day, wasting valuable time and causing people to clock in late. Also easier for our team leaders and co-workers to find us.
@needfortweed87343 жыл бұрын
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley yeah, I think office life in general gets more problematic with those solutions. Especially if the company also fails to give the possibility of working from home (if at all possible). So then you're just hoping that somebody else is sick or away in a meeting. And that you're there early enough to gave your favorite spot.
@slanahesh3 жыл бұрын
I think I can speak for a large chunk of all software developers. We despise the open plan office.
@SnoopyDoofie3 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to work at one software company where employees were put into pairs and given their own office which always included nice big windows and a door you could close.
@ziguirayou3 жыл бұрын
Very true. Work that needs a lot of abstraction and concentration needs introspection. Open office may be great for marketing and other "artsy" and millennial jobs, but you can't do math with people constantly distracting you.
@GoodVolition3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Yes you would.
@warriorson79793 жыл бұрын
@@ziguirayou If doing one math is difficult...imagine doing multiple maths.😒
@mypdf3 жыл бұрын
I think how "open" it is and how big, as open offices with 4 to 6 desk are actually really practical while not being to big at the same time, but they still need to be designed very cleverly to give privacy to everyone, allow collaboration and still be green (plants) while not reflecting sounds easily.
@muskreality3 жыл бұрын
As an Introvert the Cubicle is my kingdom & I prefer keeping it
@nunyabeezwacks14083 жыл бұрын
Same here! I need my space. All others can stay out.
@kagome24203 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! I love my cubicle and the high wall!
@plainlake3 жыл бұрын
How about your own office? Is that an utopia these days?
@losfromla14803 жыл бұрын
An office is ten times better. Your idea of a kingdom is sad and pathetic.
@perjohanaxell98623 жыл бұрын
I'm old fachend, I like actual walls and a door.
@francikaa13 жыл бұрын
I love my cubicle at work, and never complained: -dedicated air conditioning unit -dedicated heating system -dedicated sound system -dedicated 2000W - 240V inverter -24V/USB sockets for charging phones -heated seats -own fridge -own microwave oven -adjustable arm rests -full size bed -all around curtains . . . This is the cab of my truck.
@pshindigamingmobilegamer26093 жыл бұрын
Well, great 👍 then😂
@AmbivalentMind3 жыл бұрын
I'm a train driver and I can relate :D
@thomasbonse3 жыл бұрын
@@AmbivalentMind Wouldn't that mean your 'office' also had regular 'full body massage'? 🤔 😎
@RealNameNeverUsed3 жыл бұрын
As an Uber driver, I can relate.
@Brave_SJ3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I wish I had heated seats
@AmsterdamHeavy3 жыл бұрын
Cubicles are horrid but they are still 100x better than an open office plan. Theres a reason we stopped with open office shit; because its only efficient for space management. Every other aspect of it sucks.
@mbogucki13 жыл бұрын
I will disagree, would much prefer an open concept to a cubical or tiny office. But here in lies the issue, every personality is different and no cookie-cutter method works. In focusing on only efficient space-saving design we ignore the human element. I think the best office layouts offer a myriad of options for people to work from, from large collaborative tables to small personal and quiet booths for those moments when you just want to focus.
@someonejustsomeone14693 жыл бұрын
@@mbogucki1 "Office" and "human element" do not go together.
@ProductBasement3 жыл бұрын
What would be an alternative to both cubicles and open office plans? Either there are walls/half-walls separating you or there aren't. If you say that everyone should have their own office, that becomes problematic on both a cost and a #metoo level
@p.92273 жыл бұрын
@@ProductBasement 4:46 Sure it's more expensive, but it looks good to those who need space as well as those who prefer a private space.
@AmsterdamHeavy3 жыл бұрын
@@ProductBasement Which is why cubes are the preferred option. I mean, I had some bitch complain that my Apple earbuds were TOO LOUD while they were in my ears...in the next cube over. I could also scratch my balls in a cube, with a minimum of discretion. I gave all that shit up and have been working from home since 2008 - saves everyone time and aggravation.
@jbw531913 жыл бұрын
For us introverts, cubicles with high partitions are a slice of heaven. Keep them!
@ARTEMISXIX3 жыл бұрын
Hey now. I'm an extravert and I still prefer them. Leave socialisation to lunchtime, watercooler breaks and afterwork!
@Pundit072 жыл бұрын
@@ARTEMISXIX And the break rooms!
@Beanhill_943 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of cubicles. Because my boss sits next to me in an open plan office. He’s right there!
@noimnotacat72983 жыл бұрын
The dichotomy of man
@mbogucki13 жыл бұрын
LOL. You have my pity sir or madam.
@ProductBasement3 жыл бұрын
Don't let him see you watching youtube
@littlechickeyhudak3 жыл бұрын
yeah I just cannot do work when people are watching me, especially authority.
@maggiee6392 жыл бұрын
@@littlechickeyhudak me neither! I am legitimately best friends with my boss and never get critiques and I’m still nervous working around her lol
@OneNewHope3 жыл бұрын
I still prefer a Cubicle to the shared team tables we had at my work a million times over. Open offices are terrible.
@saltymcsaltface3 жыл бұрын
To us non-office folks could you explain why? Open spaces seen more relaxed.
@OneNewHope3 жыл бұрын
@@saltymcsaltface In my case, there was no dedicated space that you could call your own. You can come into the office and someone can be sitting in your "usual spot." I also couldn't leave anything behind or customize my own space. It was extremely easy to get distracted with people walking by, people laughing loudly, etc... (I was also guiltily of doing those things, but it's hard to stop even when you know it's annoying to other people). What they mentioned about productivity is 100% correct. It was very difficult to be able to put your head down and focus. At least now I work from home since the office is closed.
@cmdr19113 жыл бұрын
I had an intermediate office that I enjoyed. Cube's were grouped into 4 desks, each persone working in a corner with walls and shelves. Between the desks, the were 3 tables in between the work station, the 4th was the walk way in. You could turn and work with your team then turn back and ignore them. Clarification: Your work area was as large as a typical cube.
@labadaba50883 жыл бұрын
I know right, the universially hated cubicle, that’s a ridiculous statement to make and almost blatantly false by the comments in the comments section.
@viddrone3 жыл бұрын
@@saltymcsaltface The idea seems cool in theory until you are sitting inches away from 1. someone constantly on the phone yelling personal information, 2. someone constantly pulling you into mindless conversations, 3. someone with "allergies" 4. Someone who constantly has spontaneous meeting w/various people right in front of you. Just the general feeling of being watched, besides all that it's ok 😐
@brettcameratraveler3 жыл бұрын
Tomorrow's video title: "How the Shared Open Space Office Became Universally Hated"
@vaibhavgupta203 жыл бұрын
May be problem is with office itself not the seating.
@cristianzh3 жыл бұрын
It was hated from the beginning only loved by executives (who btw don't sit in open space).
@TJ-bu9zk3 жыл бұрын
its almost like offering two extremes would piss people off- a cramped closet vs a giant room full of people.
@wwm843 жыл бұрын
And the cycle continues.
@scottschoppert91493 жыл бұрын
I hate staring at my coworkers for 8 hours a day because of short cubicle walls
@AmsterdamHeavy3 жыл бұрын
short walls arent really any different than an open plan - I had to suffer that life for a few months during a relocation.
@Maki-003 жыл бұрын
I’m introverted and I always wished I had a cubicle, instead of the open office I was in before being laid off last year. Thank God for working at home now!
@JackKing12.3 жыл бұрын
Know what you mean particularly when it's mostly hot women.
@MrRocksW3 жыл бұрын
I used to sit across from my boss - I was constantly catching his eye over the top of my computer. 😑
@DeadDancers3 жыл бұрын
I hate mine which are just tall enough not to see the ones close to me (so if you want to quickly check a bit of work you have to stand) but not tall enough to actually block any noise.
@bflaminio3 жыл бұрын
Nothing made me appreciate my cubicle more than the "open office" concept.
@skripnigor3 жыл бұрын
Cubicles are fine. Open office is the worst.
@kemster94953 жыл бұрын
It depends on the person Introverts prefer cubicles usually and extroverts prefer open office concepts.
@redhot29763 жыл бұрын
@@kemster9495 Not really, I’m as extroverted as they come, and I still prefer a cubicle. I get to customize my space the way I want without worrying about people sitting in my seat.
@TheKenji22213 жыл бұрын
@Alpha Omega It's obvious you've never worked remotely or not in real conditions to say that. Productivity and morale are actually lower at home than at the office.
@TheKenji22213 жыл бұрын
@Alpha Omega Well it's obvious there's a difference between someone who actually worked from home (me) and you
@MsGeorge503 жыл бұрын
@Alpha Omega calling people "cupcake"... Karen spotted
@cyzcyt3 жыл бұрын
The modern office should basically be home offices. Ultimate cost cutting is not even house your employees
@chikipichi52803 жыл бұрын
Remote working is still being worked on. Probably commonplace by 2030. Pandemic really helped to make it more popular
@DLCSpider3 жыл бұрын
Spoke with some of my coworkers and we basically all agreed that productivity was down to 1/3 - 1/5 due to the extended amounts of home office. And those were the ones without kids. There's no way you offset the losses in productivity by saving office space.
@snowfall17713 жыл бұрын
@@DLCSpider makes sense
@GameFuMaster3 жыл бұрын
@@DLCSpider it really depends on what you're doing. If it's highly collaborative with lots of ideas that need to be bounced and things updated, it may not be as good as face to face. But for software developers and similar roles. It's so much better, since I can basically work any hours that I feel like, so long as I deliver.
@DLCSpider3 жыл бұрын
@@GameFuMaster I am a software developer. Haven't seen the office since February 2020 (except for about 5 days during summer). Even the ones who preferred working from home now say it sucks. There's a limit to how far you can push this.
@knockshinnoch19503 жыл бұрын
One important factor is missing from the equation in this video- The NATURE of work done in these spaces! The type of business/work will greatly determine which arrangements are better suited!
@pdcichosz3 жыл бұрын
Err... No. There's no work the open plan is better suited for.
@HJSDGCE3 жыл бұрын
@@pdcichosz in a job where communication is vital, it's best to have open offices, especially when working in teams.
@pdcichosz3 жыл бұрын
@@HJSDGCE that's the usual answer. The thing is that even in a job where communication is vital you don't communicate 24/7 with the people in your vicinity. You don't even communicate with them most of your work day. There are no such jobs.
@joermnyc3 жыл бұрын
@@HJSDGCE hybrid, have cubicles and a good number of team spaces (aka conference rooms) and everyone works on laptops or easily moved workstations so the team can go from the open space back to their cubicles when team work cab be done via e-mail (the majority of meetings should just be e-mails anyway.)
@georgebrantley7763 жыл бұрын
@@pdcichosz My high school publications room had constant discussion back and forth, with people calling other people across the room for opinions on everything. Easily the loudest room in the school, yet the pubs team was among the best in the state, cranking out thousands of pages of award-winning material over the course of the year. I think a cubicle would've been terrible and it's clear the open classroom didn't cause enough distraction to stifle productivity. Of course professional publications probably have much more specialized staff than the everyone does everything style my high school had, but the point still stands--there are some exceptions, however few.
@richardmattocks3 жыл бұрын
I love my cubicle, but then I’m an introvert who is happy to turn up, earn my cash and go home.
@ProductBasement3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Someone who understands the proper role of work in life!
@JackKing12.3 жыл бұрын
Agree with you. I'm not here to make friends.
@DeadDancers3 жыл бұрын
Totally. We have a ‘open plan with dividers; system and a policy where if you want to signal that you need peace and quiet/not to be disturbed, you put headphones on. In practice of course, that just means you get hands waved in your face and an apology for bothering you before they carry on with whatever crap is irrelevant to your job.
@crazytigerspy94203 жыл бұрын
@@JackKing12. coworkers are often where people find friends spouses or etc lol
@portgasdann33893 жыл бұрын
Same. But mine's in a school setting. Idk what my opinion would be on an office setting.
@quantumhorizon3 жыл бұрын
Aside from working remote this last year, I'm lucky enough to work in an environment with real offices. No cubicle or open space can match the efficiency and clarity that comes with an actual office.
@warriorson79793 жыл бұрын
HR: Should we give every employee 1 desk or 3 desks? Finance: 🤔
@gi70st3 жыл бұрын
Employees: required to do one job per desk for the same pay.
@JackTalyorD3 жыл бұрын
Noooooooo just give 3 employees 1 desk and give them 4 different jobs each
@killer38833 жыл бұрын
You can't do 3 desks today anyway, do all our work on computer with multiple monitors, the logistics just do not work
@Novusod3 жыл бұрын
Finance: Make three employees share 1 desk
@fuckugplus3 жыл бұрын
none
@zone073 жыл бұрын
I went from tall to short cubicles and it was the worse. My neighbors and passerbys kept interrupting me; they got a snack; they felt the need to tell me. They had weekend pictures; they felt the need to show me. They saw me working, they felt the need to chit-chat. I'm not saying I was always focused but sometimes you really need to concentrate. It was worse when I passed by theirs and they tell me, "you don't say hi!" and drag me in.
@ryanyoder75733 жыл бұрын
Worst.
@zone073 жыл бұрын
@@ryanyoder7573 they're, there or their?
@jacoabtweed7893 жыл бұрын
@@zone07 There
@kristinarodriguez32 жыл бұрын
All the theirs!
@isaacleal99873 жыл бұрын
I type loudly and extremely quickly, I had an open office once and quit two months because it was just too much. I much prefer a cubicle or a tiny private office because I can type and not bother people as much.
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
Oh no, a loud typer, what will we do. You're still about 50 places down the list from an all day gossip, a microwave fish eater, or a loud ring tone person who leaves their cell phone at their desk to ring every minute for hours upon hours.
@diannt95833 жыл бұрын
Don't knock being a microwave fish eater. It's how I discouraged a manager from having 1 on 1 weekly lunchtime meetings with me. Unless things were critical, I really wanted lunchtime as a moment to unwind and re-focus.
@RealNameNeverUsed3 жыл бұрын
Wow you quit because you thought you were bothering people. Usually it's the other way round.
@Mic_Glow3 жыл бұрын
Should have stayed... with enough annoyed people you might've gotten own room (firing someone for "loud typing while working faster than everyone else" would be a pr nightmare, easier/ cheaper to promote that person)
@danlightened3 жыл бұрын
There are keyboards with soft touch etc you know?
@happyundertaker62553 жыл бұрын
Innit funny that the “modern” open office looks just like office hell from the 1920ies.
@Doomclown3 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing! It's basically the old hellworld plus a chic coffee bar (if you're lucky).
@Pundit072 жыл бұрын
In a way, is has a disturbing resemblance to sweat shops…
@lordclansman42052 жыл бұрын
I still don't understand the difference between the 2, it's the same shit.
@raystinger62613 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story: the problem was never the workspace, but work itself.
@TheAvsouto3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Work sucks. But starving sucks more.
@MrZekinhaluiz3 жыл бұрын
Not work but the way workers are exploited by those who do not work
@fernandoromerogalvan3 жыл бұрын
@@MrZekinhaluiz exploited by social-structures that treat people like meat-robots* ftfy
@sheepketchup90593 жыл бұрын
@@fernandoromerogalvan are you a socialist or an anti-capitalist by any chance?
@sodinc3 жыл бұрын
@@TheAvsouto Man, you`ve explained humanity.
@tbthegr813 жыл бұрын
Eugh I could never work in a open office. Comparing the two extremes, I would rather have a nice cubicle. Or even better, my own room with a window, basically just a fancier cubicle.
@FullOfMalarky3 жыл бұрын
Obviously in movies they’re seen as “hell”, look at the creative types that are screen writers and procures. You have to remember they type of people that make movies lol.
@theMoporter3 жыл бұрын
It was also the popular conception.
@sheepketchup90593 жыл бұрын
Different people have different taste, so, options would be nice.
@littlechickeyhudak3 жыл бұрын
True haha. People go into film or creative work in general because they dread a cubicle job. Naturally, our pop culture--driven by our entertainment--will be biased against them
@frigginjerk3 жыл бұрын
Movie Makers: Ugh, a 9:00 to 5:00 job in a cubicle is the worst, right? Me: Holy shit, that actually exists? Where? Are they hiring? I'd kill for that kind of privacy, predictability, and work-life balance. Can you give them my resume?
@Burt10383 жыл бұрын
@@theMoporter Popular conception...which is driven by media. I thought I was gonna hate cubicles, but now I work in one and it's actually pretty awesome. Still love Office Space though.
@dotteddice23583 жыл бұрын
Open offices make sense when it's for a team working on the same stuff. That's when I liked it best. When I was sitting in an area that had everybody working on different things with people in different offices, that's when it was really annoying/distracting/etc.
@ZeeTaylor253 жыл бұрын
I like cubicles in a way. I love to have some sense of privacy and personal space. I like to put post-it notes and other things to remind me of the things I have to do and have done.
@CaptainMarvelsSon3 жыл бұрын
In other words, once again we try to come up with one-size-fits-all solutions in spite of groups of people liking a variety of different choices and those likes are always changing.
@jeffvoreis28683 жыл бұрын
Note from Introvert: Bring back the cubicles!
@frigginjerk3 жыл бұрын
How about in old TV and movies, where people actually had their own offices? As in, like, real friggin' rooms that are part of the building itself, with a door and everything.
@Am_Yeff3 жыл бұрын
@@frigginjerk bad drywall panels and a desk, final offer
@acidset3 жыл бұрын
@@frigginjerk that would be the only humane option aside from remote work and then cubicles but you just know it's not feasible for almost all offices: too many employees and/or lack of funds or simple greed it really depends on your role and tasks as well
@andyc9902 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Knockeye3 жыл бұрын
Just do a mixture of all those workspaces included remote working.
@jb67123 жыл бұрын
That's where the expensive little moveable pods come in---almost as soon as the open office concept began four years ago, someone saw a need for privacy, and reinvented the old phone booths, enlarging them slightly, putting in a small desk and high stool, making them into a place that can be rolled wherever privacy might be needed, and they plug into USB ports and electric outlets, thereby forming a very tiny "office within the large open office" for people to get a bit more work done while minimizing distractions.
@acidset3 жыл бұрын
@@jb6712 except it's stupid and expensive, just have an actual office room for that or simply let people also work from home If people feel the need to run away and hide from their office space to actually sit down and do work somewhere that is not loud and distracting then it means something is deeply wrong with the design, and the solution is not yet another cage
@youdonwannaknowme3 жыл бұрын
I think cubicles and open offices are a prime example of "be careful what you wish for". Whereas cubicles were once dreaded a couple of decades ago, they seem like a luxury to me compared to the open offices we have today!
@additionad3 жыл бұрын
Then COVID came and the cubicle seems like the best thing to happen To schools
@MrZekinhaluiz3 жыл бұрын
No. The best things are vaccines, not boxes.....
@jeffreywolf52353 жыл бұрын
@@MrZekinhaluiz I hate to break it to you but the only thing that protects us against viruses and disease is a healthy immune system. Not a vaccine that hurt your immune system not wearing a mask for a year all the time that crushes your immune system not staying indoors all the time that also crushes your immune system. Wake up to the common sense.
@MrZekinhaluiz3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreywolf5235 as a non american I can see you will soon fall and your public education is at fault.
@JackFifield3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreywolf5235 a vaccine literally helps your immune system dude
@jeffreywolf52353 жыл бұрын
@@MrZekinhaluiz luckily I skipped as much as school as I possibly could and learn everything by myself to run my own construction company before I was disabled. And since then I have done 20 years of health research and know that if you have a perfect running immune system you will never have problems. I only have 20% of my immune system I'm not going to compromise it anymore by putting a mask on my face. And I hated school and it wasn't because I didn't like to learn it was because I was being lied to. And the stuff they were teaching what is nothing except for the woods, drafting, photography, metals and arts classes and maybe a few of the science classes those and math you're also safe with. Other than that they're teaching lies history was nothing but a lie. The history books are always written by The Victors of the war. who always say they were the holy ones when most of the time they are not the good people and don't get me started on religion how many people have been killed in the name of religion millions billions of people
@karstenschuhmann83343 жыл бұрын
A classic office with a door and two windows to the outside is best.
@edwardbrown37213 жыл бұрын
Of course but if you have a lot of employees it gets expensive fast
@karstenschuhmann83343 жыл бұрын
@@edwardbrown3721 This makes the quality of living in a small town. Office space is cheaper and, therefore, everyone can get his own office. Not to talk about housing.
@fuduzan55623 жыл бұрын
This is the way
@fuduzan55623 жыл бұрын
@@edwardbrown3721 If you can't afford to provide basic comforts for your employees, you shouldn't have employees.
@SirBlade6663 жыл бұрын
Those windows are optional, it's door that's important. You can even share the office with a handful of people but give them the ability to shut out the rest of the office.
@LoveisKiing3 жыл бұрын
Cubicles are an introvert’s paradise. It says “stay away” without having to say stay away lol
@OriginalGrasshopper3 жыл бұрын
I actually loved when offices had cubicles! The 80’s and 90’s were a much more pleasant work environment than the open plan designs of today.
@andyc9902 Жыл бұрын
Bigger cubicles are good
@philollenberg3 жыл бұрын
Even when I worked in a call centre I had a cubicle. An open office is just dreadful.
@PhoenyxAshe3 жыл бұрын
My husband worked in a call center that was open office. It was a nightmare.
@Pundit072 жыл бұрын
@@PhoenyxAshe Sounds pretty much like a sweatshop
@PhoenyxAshe2 жыл бұрын
@@Pundit07 Close to. Not _quite_ as bad as the one job I worked at for all of a day - cold call telemarketing. Combine some shady sales tactics, all the sellers crammed into two smallish rooms, phones about two feet apart. Oh, and the "cheer and ring the bell when a big sale is made" ... in those same small rooms. I left with a migraine and never went back. I'm not sure they even noticed.
@UbeRNooB243 жыл бұрын
Screw working in an office. Covid has only shown us that the majority of desk work can be done at home
@orangeradishneo3 жыл бұрын
The only reason why I’m apprehensive of permanent work from home, is the potential to build friendships. Some of my closest friends I’ve met through work unexpectedly. As for others, once I get to know someone I generally enjoy seeing them regularly. I’m a recent grad, so ahead of me is ONLY work. Kinda intimidated but also intrigued about how society will change after not having the ability to meet people you’re forced to talk to. And with COVID for now well, the traditional ways of socializing are temporarily out the window.
@travis12403 жыл бұрын
There are pros and cons to working in an office. You get less concentration time in an office but most of what I do is collaborative so it's a lot slower and more frustrating to do remotely.
@PhoenyxAshe3 жыл бұрын
@@orangeradishneo There's a hybrid option: most of the time at home mixed with a few "in office" days. When my husband's office has the option for people to come back, he's already approved to keep working from home, only required to spend one day per month in office. Others options might be "x" days per week or pay period.
@khornetto3 жыл бұрын
I go fucking insane being always at work not seeing other human beings for hours and hours, day after day, month after month. Even if I am a fucking introvert.... Yeah no.
@youngloenoe3 жыл бұрын
Let's see: from seeing people changing in their cubicles, constantly having to smell what other people are eating, noisy cubicle neighbors, people not wearing their shoes etc. I think I much rather continue working in solitude from my living room.
@BerryUnusual3 жыл бұрын
I literally install these for a living. It's super interesting to learn the history of them. It's also sad/funny that at a glance I can name some of the systems featured in this video.
@bcpyc3 жыл бұрын
Sir, you’re a life saver.
@danlightened3 жыл бұрын
Why sad? Seems like a good thing to know your stuff.
@3moirai3 жыл бұрын
I'd much rather much have my cubicle over an open office that I have now.
@Joe-ft4qm3 жыл бұрын
having worked only in open offices, I look at cubicles as a luxury of a bygone age
@TPixelAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Open office concepts are only useful when you have an office that requires constant collaboration and easy communication between staff. That's what it's meant to facilitate. Cubicles are meant for workers who only need to focus on what they're doing and nothing else. The isolation allows them to make it their own private space and a comfortable place to focus.
@WikiTicky3 жыл бұрын
I'd start looking for another job if I were put in an open office.
@the_hiroman3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the best office is a separate room in your home, not your bedroom, kitchen, nor living room. Although unfortunately, not everyone can have a whole room at home just for work...
@dougbrowning823 жыл бұрын
The den/office will become a feature in every new home. Until then, you can convert the second bedroom, if you have one.
@Pundit072 жыл бұрын
I’m with you 100%. Even when we were kids we had privacy doing our homework in our own bedroom.
@econman56703 жыл бұрын
I hate the open-plan office, I would rather have the dreaded "cubicle" type.
@Maki-003 жыл бұрын
As an introvert, I agree!
@miraflynn89353 жыл бұрын
Personally, the problem with all these workspaces is they’re all seen as a one size fits all solution. For some people, in some jobs, open office plans will work well because they allow effortless collaboration and informal teamwork. For other people in other jobs, cubicles will work well because they allow some privacy and quiet without being totally walled in. For others, a full office will work well because it’s got a lot of privacy and space to work without distraction. Everyone needs to understand that having all this stuff for everyone isn’t ever going to work that well, and having flexibility and optimization for different people is going to work better than any one setup for all workers.
@allanmuller34863 жыл бұрын
When I worked for Bell Labs (1976-2001), we were mostly using 1 and 2 person closed offices. This gave us the space and quiet we needed to do design work. As long as a person's door was open, there was little impedance to sharing ideas since popping in for a quick chat was easy (and didn't disturb others). The one project I was on that used cubes really forced us to find out of the way places for impromptu design discussions.
@tententententententen91913 жыл бұрын
The cubicle is a worth of art. If your a rank and file employee and you have a cubicle. You get to be a boss in someway in your own space. Unlike not having a cubicle and seeing your coworkers pick their nose or them watching you do it. Cubicle = privacy
@fuduzan55623 жыл бұрын
Nose picking for all!
@itsgonnabeokai2 жыл бұрын
I worked in a cubicle for a year or so and loved it. You get some truly personal space you can customize. The walls were the right height too, I didn't see anyone while seating but when I stand up I could chat with neighbors. A room for a small team (4-7 people) is the absolute best though. You can have all of your team meetings there without needing to find the goddamn free meeting room.
@sierrahhofzon38783 жыл бұрын
Two things I realized: 1. We don't hate the work office setup . We just hate the work and the toxic culture. 2. Introverts like me who want to focus on their work would prefer cubicle and extroverts who always keep poking their nose in others business would like open office.
@lyokianhitchhiker3 жыл бұрын
Open offices are good for collaboration & nothing else.
@lifevest13 жыл бұрын
“We need to get back to normal and return to the office.” - upper management. “...why?” - me thinking of cubicles.
@TheRealLaughingGravy3 жыл бұрын
They want you back because managers get nervous when the people they manage aren't visible. _How is everybody else at the company going to know what a big important boss I am if they can't see all the drones I supervise? I need warm bodies back in those cubicles!_
@mwafrika43 жыл бұрын
I'll take a cubicle over open plan any day! I left one of my jobs because they moved to an open office despite what the employees said
@cmdr19113 жыл бұрын
I actually had a cubical I loved. We had a "Super cube" for 4 people. There was one wall around all 4 work areas, you would be in a corner. The work areas were separated by tables with a walk way in the middle. We were working in 2 or 4 man engineering teams so this was great. We could just turn and review a plan set or draw up concepts within our team, and turn back and be back to work. We had 5 of these in the office. Engineers, surveyors and techs all grouped together.
@piojeet3 жыл бұрын
Luckily I still have that...... Just waiting for the world to open.
@cmdr19113 жыл бұрын
@@piojeet It is always great when people adapt an office space to their needs. I haven't been to the office to work in 3 years, but in the field. Last time I was there was to pick up beer my mamager left me for Christmas!
@piojeet3 жыл бұрын
@wojtek I haven't been to the office over a year myself. My company had the remote working option since early 2000 but no one really used it unless you were feeling under the weather. Now 95% of the company is remote and they have started rolling out 100% remote options for any employee who wants it. With the condition of loosing the cubical.
@nordicnostalgia81063 жыл бұрын
I think the idea of a space where you have different workstations and with some of them requiering you to stand is a great idea. Makes you move more and stand up at times, perking you up. So basically a modified cubicle with enough space for that. The hexagon workspaces seems to the closest to it.
@krysiunia3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always worked in cubicles (in an archaic industry) and it surprised me to learn recently that most office workers work in an open office these days. I though it was only modern tech companies. I hate the idea of an open office with a lack of privacy - I don’t think I could be productive. From the sound of this comment section, most ppl agree! I hope more businesses go back to the cubicle model.
@sathivv9503 жыл бұрын
The ideal modern office looks like my second bedroom
@krysiunia3 жыл бұрын
Though most ppl don’t have the luxury of a second bedroom.
@bratboybobbee69383 жыл бұрын
Interesting how our current working situation sounds similar to that mentioned at the start of the video circa Industrial Revolution.
@theone92733 жыл бұрын
Open offices are like open concept living. Sounds great on paper, looks great as a showpiece, but anyone who uses it for an extended period of time knows why things were designed the way they were originally
@TravJam3173 жыл бұрын
I preferred the cubical. I actually miss the personal space it gave. Working in an open office makes me feel like I'm always being watched.
@scottwarwick75143 жыл бұрын
I love my cubicle, I can actually personalize my space somewhat.. when I started in an open office area, I would always become annoyed at the smallest things
@bloqk163 жыл бұрын
One of the more jaw-dropping experiences I've had in my working life had to do with an office cubicle back in the early 1980s when I worked at National Semiconductors, a leading chip manufacturer in Silicon Valley, California, during that era: The president/CEO of that company, Charles Sporck, conducted his work from an open-air cubicle at a non-descript desk . . . the decorum of it was no better than a low-level manager's workspace. You would have thought a top executive would be in a private office, lavishly decorated. Imagine that, a CEO for a company with a quarter-billion dollars in revenue, having a workspace as modest as it was. And Sporck's workspace was not the stuff of hearsay, I actually saw it on a daily basis since I was an internal mail courier for the company at the time; where one of my mail drop-off and pickup places was at that executives' area of National Semiconductor.
@ladasodaexplains33553 жыл бұрын
I would love a cubicle where I could just hide in it and get my job done 😂. A curtain that closes behind me would be even better
@GreenAppelPie3 жыл бұрын
My most productive (self designed) office was much like Probst’s intuitive design, just condensed with a desk, free standing bookshelf, free standing filing cabinet, dry erase board, full 2*6 desk and a guest chair. The aisle facing wall was 48” so it was easy to chat while standing. Everything I needed was right there. With just enough privacy.
@bamffatboi55263 жыл бұрын
It pisses me off when a coworker constantly looks at my screens, cubicle would solve that, and help with others breathing heavily, eating, sneezing, etc.
@boli27463 жыл бұрын
When I worked in an office I purposefully arranged my monitors into a 'monitor wall' and put headphones in. I code for a living so need the privacy. Face to face time is for the boardroom!
@SH-ly1uy3 жыл бұрын
Then came the open office layout and everybody started to love the cubical
@Carewolf3 жыл бұрын
It was new coke all along!
@BasementBerean3 жыл бұрын
3:35 Describing Herman Miller as "mold breaking" when precisely what they became famous for was molded furniture. Priceless.
@Emymagdalena3 жыл бұрын
My eyes lit up when I saw my newest job had cubicles and was so excited to be promoted one day to get one
@GhostStealth5903 жыл бұрын
I’ve always dreaded the idea of working in a cubical... however, after being around a bit, it can actually work, granted it’s modern, lively, colorful, easy to personalize and not look like something you’d see in a grey 1990’s accounting office.
@FinancialShinanigan3 жыл бұрын
They didn't like Propst's vision so he gave them the cubicles as revenge
@InvestingBookSummaries3 жыл бұрын
Office space was one of my favorite movies of all time
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
The Swingline stapler was a star.
@TheRealLaughingGravy3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites as well. It should have won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
@BatCaveOz3 жыл бұрын
I went from a private office, to cubicle, to open space office. Open space are the worst. I liked the cubicle most, after I got used to not being able to shut my door when I was really busy.
@signupstuff3 жыл бұрын
This video feels way outdated. I don't know a single person that works in an open space, cafeteria style first-come first-served no-personal-effects-allowed bench seating that doesn't dream about going back to cubicles while watching their manager close the door to their single-occupancy office.
@nalzazlan3 жыл бұрын
As an introvert, I love cubicles with high partition. I just wish they're bigger and spacious. Like a room. Yes I would like a room office for myself.
@danandtab74633 жыл бұрын
I think people in offices moving to WFH was a big mitigation piece during the pandemic, even more effective than limiting restaurants and stores. I remember even during a regular flu season, illness would spread so fast in offices designed to have people practically in each other's laps all day.
@ExcMARK209163 жыл бұрын
Work from home. We don’t need to drive to a building and take up floor space. My office was nice, cubicle was spacious, but my home office is better.
@DeyvsonMoutinhoCaliman3 жыл бұрын
"Open office" is an euphemism for cheap workspace where you can be watched. I have my own room, and I'm glad for that.
@1lasmith3 жыл бұрын
Please just let me work in my nice, curated home 😫😫
@junrosamura6453 жыл бұрын
I worked at one place which everyone worked in a cubicle but each cubicle was a good 10 feet from the next one. That was a good layout.
@Deady4u3 жыл бұрын
I dont understand why people hate on cubicles. I'd totally love my own private space rather than elbow rubbing next to your coworker who has no sense of personal space
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
People don't like cubicle farms, but hate the complete lack of visual, auditory privacy with a complete open plan office. Sure, there should be some communal spaces and quiet spaces. More so now we can pickup a laptop or tablet (or phone) for many cases - doesn't beat a decent desktop setup for many people,.
@cassandraalls56333 жыл бұрын
I miss my cubicle. This last one was actually the best as it was huge with a big sunny window. It also represented boundaries which are hard to find working at home. I should probably buy a screen.
@kemster94953 жыл бұрын
A happy employee is an efficient and productive employee. I'm surprised there isn't more of a push in mental health even controversal treatments like magic mushroom assisted therapy.
@themeanestkitten3 жыл бұрын
I tryed them, it was great😁 until everything i could see started warping and bending like a fun-house mirror🤢 Never again
@charliervrs3 жыл бұрын
Mushroom assisted therapy might also lead to creative boosts that could overpower the capacity of unskilled, authoritative executives. Not good for Big Corp. Most people like the mind numbing but safe reality of corporate jobs.
@TheRealLaughingGravy3 жыл бұрын
Here's why cubicles grew to be hated. At first, they were large, with high walls and plenty of shelf and desk space. Then they started to get smaller, and the walls became lower. As cubicles shrank, people had to have a desktop computer and a big monitor, but the cubicles weren't changed to accommodate them. The walls became so low you could see (and clearly hear) your neighbor. You were stuck in this tiny, unfunctional area with no privacy whatsoever. But throughout all this, the people in your company who decided to make the cubicles smaller and less private still worked in traditional private offices with floor to ceiling walls and a door. They still got all the workspace *_they_* needed - in many cases, way more than they needed - and they still enjoyed complete privacy. No cubicles for *_them._* Cubicles represented another way to mark off who was in charge and who was not, who was in the pool of the potentially laid-off and who *_did_* the laying-off. Cubicles became a way for management to show how little they valued the people who created the profits that management hogged for themselves.
@Jackson-nr2mw3 жыл бұрын
How about making offices look/feel like an interior space rather then a classroom?
@gwhiz30983 жыл бұрын
I love working in a cubicle. I like having my own little semi private workspace. An open office plan means I have to look at stupid people and their stupid faces. Long live the cubicle.
@Pundit072 жыл бұрын
I used to work at the very end of an open office space being in the corner surrounded by the walkway. It was living hell.
@ProductBasement3 жыл бұрын
I love my cubical. Not everybody is important enough to have an office, but my cubical has 6-foot walls which make it sufficiently private to do the cerebral work and deep thinking my job requires. I've always seen a cubical as a status symbol, and an icon of the dignified white-collar career. It took me a very long time and several blue-collar jobs to get to my cubical, and I'm not proud of it, but for me it means that I have at least attained mediocrity, which is at least better than failure
@nunyabusiness49043 жыл бұрын
One of the great things about Covid was it revealed how much we waste when it comes to a business environment, the era of needing a massive building that your employees need to commute to every day has become redundant. Companies can save money by if not entirely getting rid of these buildings but by reducing the cost of electricity and heating. People can set up their workspace exactly how they like and for parents they might not need childcare anymore because they can remain at home while working, not to mention the costs saved on having to commute daily. My dad's daily one hour each way to and from the office has turned into a walk down the hall and the dog can hang out with him.
@aerosolistic3 жыл бұрын
I actually LOVE having cubicles. I do not like being seen while working, making me insecure and less productive ‘cause I was too self conscious with open office concept.
@AnoopPent3 жыл бұрын
I worked in a Startup. The first office was in a small space. Had cubicles in a row. People had to move their chair for others to go their place. Had around 30 people at that time. Then the number of employees increased and there was barely any space left. Then we got a new place. Still had cubicles but had a lot of space to move around. People started customising their space. But then again more people came in and now 3 people were sitting in the space for one. The number of employees reached 65. Then we got a new space and this time we had open office. There was enough space but the privacy went out of the window. I placed 2 wide monitors together to get that cubicle effect. I don't work there anymore but by the time I left they had close to 160 employees in 2 different office spaces. Later came to know that they redesigned the one with the cubicle layout into a open office layout. I would prefer a cubicle setup with some space to move around than the open office layout.
@akhilaryappatt3 жыл бұрын
For an introvert with anxiety, I'd take the cubicle
@andyc9902 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@ChangedNames3 жыл бұрын
Privacy >>> Multiple Accidental Eye Contact With Your Co-Worker
@ethanomcbride3 жыл бұрын
It’s almost like open offices and cubicle BOTH suck because of the people managing them and how little they value their employees
@MathieuDeVinois2 жыл бұрын
I redesigned an open office lately. On the sides of the windows there are groups of 4 desks divided by shelf's/fabricwalls and plants. Also there are smaller closed cubicles where there is only one desk or A meeting table or just two comfortable chairs to have a more private discussion or a phone call etc.. that's all around an open lounge area with groups of armchairs sofas smaller shelfs and lots of plants.... Each employee would get a trolley for his personal stuff and would be able to use any computer in the area. So either working in the lounge area or the 4table groups or in one of the closed.cubicles. switching from one working space to another easily and fast as if the employee would had been working on the same machine the hole day.... turning off/on the PC Login etc...) via a timetable one could reserve those tables in advance so a fair desc sharing could develop. (Not one employee blocking one specific working space all the time if others may want to use it too)... But in the end it turned out that the scheduling system wasn't needed. Even the boss decided to use the same desc sharing system and his office became a shared meeting room.
@VeronicaBoyer3 жыл бұрын
Open plan offices seem awful.
@the_hiroman3 жыл бұрын
*are awful.
@info_bot3 жыл бұрын
WFH is the best for the majority of people- Design your own workspace Also, if I had to, I'd pick the cubicle over open office any day.
@boopbleepbloop3 жыл бұрын
I would love a cubicle where I can set it up in my own way and even have small decorations in. I hate the open plan style because you get no privacy.
@Pundit072 жыл бұрын
Right on. Even college dorms gave you freedom to customize your workstation to your liking and a door.
@minecrafter05053 жыл бұрын
Offices will never create a comfortable space for workers. They will create the most efficient space. But the recent push towards working from home might allow us to change our workplace like we want it to be without someone asking "but how much does that cost". The original idea of the action office included the ability to change place while working and I approve of that idea a lot. It now might be achievable.
@khamvongsa093 жыл бұрын
I actually liked my cubicle when I use to work in an office setting haha
@gumaming2 жыл бұрын
I know a guy who was once a bully in school. His cubicle is a little bigger than the one featured here. It even has a bunk bed, a dedicated sink and toilet bowl. A great view of a long hallway though blocked by big steel bars. I’m not sure if he liked it though.