[ozmbie]

At a studio I worked at once, two others and myself were assigned to a new project. Since we were the only ones working on the project, we got permission to clear out a storage room and convert it into an office.

It was just the three of us in a decent sized room and I feel that my work satisfaction and productivity was double what it was anywhere else in the open plan office space. There were very few distractions, but our office was open-door and just off a commonly used hallway so we weren’t hiding. We had enough space for a whiteboard and a 4th desk that we used for reviewing work together.

A few months later one of the managers saw what we’d done and decided he wanted it for his personal office. We went back to open plan :(

[nicholas73]

A real entitled jerk not only takes the space of 3 people, but a space those 3 people set up themselves.

[mikekchar]

In my first ever job at a startup we were 3 in a pretty big office (probably 300 square feet or so). We had a whiteboard, couch, stereo and 3 desks. I've worked in open plan offices, cubicle farms, and my own office at home. The 3-in-a-room was the sweet spot for me. It helped that we all enjoyed classical music, though...

[quickthrower2]

That’s where you 3 team up and resign together and join another company as a well oiled threesome.

[chestervonwinch]

> a well oiled threesome

Tobias Funke, is that you?