> From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > quickly overcome the $2 to $3 per square foot cost > of a larger individual work space.
Just so you know, we're talking about a $20 per square foot cost, not $2 or $3 per square foot. So just going from a 6x6 to an 8x8 costs an additional $4,500 per year for just the floor space for eight cubicles. To me it's still well worth it. In fact, I'd like to go larger with an open side so it feels less closed-in and you can get four people in there comfortably for impromptu meetings. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Get advanced intensive Master-level training in C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at ProductivityEnhancement.com -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:26 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: What's your favorite cubicle layout? "Think about how hard truly professional developers work every day, and how a small nagging distraction can ruin concentration. Isn't it worth just about anything to make that person feel as comfortable as possible, both physically and mentally?" I was at training last week and this topic came up. The basic conclusion was be very generous in cubicle size so that people aren't stepping on each others toes in any way. The biggest example was if you have a crammed space of 6' x 6' cubicles you will have to listen to your neighbors phone conversations even three cubicles away. If you factor in a general rule of thumb that it takes an average person 15 minutes to get back into a detailed task after being interrupted and you have crammed cubicles that encourage interruptions from people walking by, talking on phones, gossiping in the common area, ect. You then multiple this by the nice round, easy to multiply $100/hour cost per white collar professional you will quickly overcome the $2 to $3 per square foot cost of a larger individual work space. I think if you are going for a gold standard make these spaces as office like as possible. If you can't provide actual hard wall offices, then go for high partitions with sound absorbing characteristics and, if possible, partition doors to provide as much insulation from unnecessary distractions as possible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240975 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
