Comment Another example of mgt/tech staff disconnect (Score 1) 484
Thankfully, I have an office (and an officemate, but he's cool) now but I have done the cubicle sea thing in the past. I realize the apparent economy of cubicles, but the loss of productivity must be staggering. If I'm deep in the middle of a firewall hack, or trying to configure a router without bringing the entire company down, I *really* need to be able to concentrate. I know my productivity suffers greatly. I found myself working off-hours just to avoid having to listen to the idiot two rows over yap with his bookie or frat brother or whatever he was doing. This also probably impacted productivity, because my hours then overlapped less with the rest of the company.
And, to those of you who can screen out the world with headphones: I envy you. Maybe it's a by-product of being a musician, but even if I put classical music on, it's distracting because I actually find myself listening to it. The noise canceling headsets make me feel like my head is full of cotton.