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		Supermancho on May 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Employers are rethinking open-plan office design > It's also relatively useless as a measurement It is not. It's specifically used because of the utility in the simplest tasks. Factories are designed around throughput and efficiency of workers.

regularfry on May 26, 2020 | [–]

What would you do with it in an office, though? It's well known that you can't just throw man-hours at cognitive tasks and expect linear or even monotonic returns.

mirimir on May 23, 2020 | | [–]

Fair enough. I was mostly talking about professional staff, such as engineers, and some trades. Most traditionally, for example, lawyers and plumbers.

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