Boy, now that Covid-19 is bouncing through Silicon Valley, we're all extra super glad for these open office plans

Follow

@arilin "Pens".

They were always "Open Office Pens," to allow for free-range technical staff.

Why did you think the fridges were stocked, the snacks were provided, the delivery services so well funded?

Grazing, waterholes, limited emulation of migration from warmer windows to server coolrooms.

Tender, juicy, free-range staffing solutions.

It was even *ethical*. Sure, cubicle-raised technical worker was more productive *and* tender, but comparisons to veal calf were inevitable.

Sign in to participate in the conversation
Awoo Space

Awoo.space is a Mastodon instance where members can rely on a team of moderators to help resolve conflict, and limits federation with other instances using a specific access list to minimize abuse.

While mature content is allowed here, we strongly believe in being able to choose to engage with content on your own terms, so please make sure to put mature and potentially sensitive content behind the CW feature with enough description that people know what it's about.

Before signing up, please read our community guidelines. While it's a very broad swath of topics it covers, please do your best! We believe that as long as you're putting forth genuine effort to limit harm you might cause – even if you haven't read the document – you'll be okay!