Open plan offices don't encourage collaboration, just passive aggression
They were never about collaboration. They were about square meters.
This hill is unclaimed. Nobody is willing to die on it. Yet. First blood pending.
- Pay, and you hold it.
- Anyone can dethrone you for more.
- Every claim stays on the record.
No claims on the record.
The other side
Walling people back into rooms costs the junior most. Apprenticeship happens by overhearing: a senior handling an angry client, a question answered at the next desk before it hardens into a week of being stuck. Doors make asking a formal act. Sightlines make it free. The muttering and the headphones are real, and they are the price of a room where the work stays visible.
Tell me when this hill changes hands.
One email per change of hands. Unsubscribe link in every one.
Adjacent hills to die on
People care too much about having a "dream job"
Mandatory team-building activities are workplace torture
Unlimited paid time off policies are a scam that cuts vacation time
Calling employees family is corporate manipulation
Staying at one company your whole career proves loyalty, not stagnation
Refusing to discuss your salary helps companies underpay everyone
More work hills, all of them, or find one worth $1 of your convictions.