Count me in the same boat. I had to read the comments just to see if there was any value to this advertisement and completely information-free posting. I really don't mind advertising that much if it's clearly labeled as such (even though I find BoingBoing's long-format ads that look like posts to be annoying, they're clearly labeled as such). As a long-time reader, this pretty much marks the last straw in terms of irrelevant content and lack of editorial relevance. I mean, I can put up with inane content-free posts and badly-edited posts full of grammar errors that would embarrass any half-literate high school student, but this post is just one too many.

Heh.

It's true, though. The dotcom I worked for had a semi-open office plan (cubicle-type walls on wheels and clusters of desks). One person would get up to go for a smoking break and that would be the cue for everyone within sight range to take a break with them. If it weren't for the fact that we tended to talk work during smoke breaks, we would have lost quite a bit of productivity with the sudden mass exoduses.