Joel's Private Office Drum Beating, I love it

I wish everyone thought this way. Read it, the post is a nice, quick read. Plus, I almost fell over laughing when Joel tells you why you shouldn't fall for the "open space" as a "work space".

At my day job we've got the most unusual office space. The building we work in was formally a mental hospital. Which makes for funny jokes, but it also makes for a lot of "open space" work environments. Everyone deals with it by brining in their iPod, and cranking the tunes.

I suspect everyone will also be completely deaf by time their 40. :(

If your job involves any level of thinking, you should have an office with a door that shuts, and a window.

I wonder what percentage of "office" buildings are constructed to allow for that? I'm pretty sure us enlightened-office-people have to do a little extra looking to find one.... I'd love to be wrong on that one!