| I don't understand this hate for whiteboards, What's not to hate? * unless both the board and markers are of very high quality, the boards tend to stain over time * as do your fingers * and the markers dry up, and the erasers get less useful as well (if they're available at all) * you have to erase other people's crap (or wonder / ask if it's worth saving) first * the dizziness that results having to turn back and forth between the board and your audience (that is if you don't end up simply talking into the whiteboard most of the time) * and from stooping to pick up the pens / erasers / pen caps all the time * and all of this, mixed with all those indelible memories of crappy interview experiences I'll take pen and paper any day which are a cross-industry cross-profession standard Along with horrible interview experiences unfortunately. |
Solved by getting a good office manager.
I'm not even joking. We have very large whiteboards in every room and in almost every space where people can wheel their desks in. Cleaners are happy to clean them up and make sure they are in good condition. One team recently complained that they may be too eager... (Our whiteboards are heavy glass, bolted to the wall. It probably helps.)
Office manager(s) on the other hand always keep their ears open and make sure the office has enough pristine marker packs and erasers available. Having a supply cabinet properly stocked is a cheap investment.
One of the most enjoyable things I can hear at the office is: "Let's hijack a whiteboard".