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So there are three desks at my workplace, for three developers.
The problem is, right now, we have them arranged like so:
Do you see the problem yet?
Well, I'm sitting in position A.
and there's another guy sitting in position B.
We now and then stretch our legs about a hundred times a day, and in doing so we kick each other. Sometimes, when I am deeply engrossed debugging (or coding or anything) our legs touch and it takes me by surprise, at times I have even jumped up due to it.
I've spent endless hours thinking about how to re-arrange them best and also tried a few different arrangements but it always ends up in being a discomfort to at least two of us.
We don't have much space so we cannot just put the three desks next to each other.
Assuming the area available is more or less the same space as the desk occupies now. How can I arrange them so we don't nudge each other sometimes?
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So there are three desks at my workplace, for three developers.
The problem is, right now, we have them arranged like so:
Do you see the problem yet?
Well, I'm sitting in position A.
and there's another guy sitting in position B.
We now and then stretch our legs about a hundred times a day, and in doing so we kick each other. Sometimes, when I am deeply engrossed debugging (or coding or anything) our legs touch and it takes me by surprise, at times I have even jumped up due to it.
I've spent endless hours thinking about how to re-arrange them best and also tried a few different arrangements but it always ends up in being a discomfort to at least two of us.
We don't have much space so we cannot just put the three desks next to each other.
Assuming the area available is more or less the same space as the desk occupies now. How can I arrange them so we don't nudge each other sometimes?
office-layout
edited Apr 27 at 2:33
Scath
5991415
asked Mar 7 '12 at 16:22
LocustHorde
21549
migrated from ux.stackexchange.com Jun 15 '12 at 23:16
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Why do desks A and B have to abut each other - can you move them away from each other?
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:38
move B's table out and his chair to the inside so that A and B's desks are facing the same direction rather than towards each other - downside is A can see B's screen but upside is A and B don't gaze at each other all the time.
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:55
I actually spent 10 minutes drawing out an answer before I realized the question was closed. :( I have the pictures on my desktop.
– Glen Lipka
Mar 7 '12 at 18:25
@GlenLipka - please show the answers, may be you could host it on imgur or something? I would love to see it, thanks
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:33
@RogerAttrill, well, we are in an open space office where everyone from Manager to receptionist we all work in one long hall. (quite friendly, everyone) and the bad part is that we don't have much place left to move around the tables too far from each other
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:34
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So there are three desks at my workplace, for three developers.
The problem is, right now, we have them arranged like so:
Do you see the problem yet?
Well, I'm sitting in position A.
and there's another guy sitting in position B.
We now and then stretch our legs about a hundred times a day, and in doing so we kick each other. Sometimes, when I am deeply engrossed debugging (or coding or anything) our legs touch and it takes me by surprise, at times I have even jumped up due to it.
I've spent endless hours thinking about how to re-arrange them best and also tried a few different arrangements but it always ends up in being a discomfort to at least two of us.
We don't have much space so we cannot just put the three desks next to each other.
Assuming the area available is more or less the same space as the desk occupies now. How can I arrange them so we don't nudge each other sometimes?
office-layout
edited Apr 27 at 2:33
Scath
5991415
asked Mar 7 '12 at 16:22
LocustHorde
21549
So there are three desks at my workplace, for three developers.
The problem is, right now, we have them arranged like so:
Do you see the problem yet?
Well, I'm sitting in position A.
and there's another guy sitting in position B.
We now and then stretch our legs about a hundred times a day, and in doing so we kick each other. Sometimes, when I am deeply engrossed debugging (or coding or anything) our legs touch and it takes me by surprise, at times I have even jumped up due to it.
I've spent endless hours thinking about how to re-arrange them best and also tried a few different arrangements but it always ends up in being a discomfort to at least two of us.
We don't have much space so we cannot just put the three desks next to each other.
Assuming the area available is more or less the same space as the desk occupies now. How can I arrange them so we don't nudge each other sometimes?
office-layout
edited Apr 27 at 2:33
Scath
5991415
asked Mar 7 '12 at 16:22
LocustHorde
21549
edited Apr 27 at 2:33
Scath
5991415
edited Apr 27 at 2:33
Scath
5991415
edited Apr 27 at 2:33
Scath
5991415
5991415
asked Mar 7 '12 at 16:22
LocustHorde
21549
asked Mar 7 '12 at 16:22
LocustHorde
21549
asked Mar 7 '12 at 16:22
LocustHorde
21549
21549
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Why do desks A and B have to abut each other - can you move them away from each other?
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:38
move B's table out and his chair to the inside so that A and B's desks are facing the same direction rather than towards each other - downside is A can see B's screen but upside is A and B don't gaze at each other all the time.
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:55
I actually spent 10 minutes drawing out an answer before I realized the question was closed. :( I have the pictures on my desktop.
– Glen Lipka
Mar 7 '12 at 18:25
@GlenLipka - please show the answers, may be you could host it on imgur or something? I would love to see it, thanks
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:33
@RogerAttrill, well, we are in an open space office where everyone from Manager to receptionist we all work in one long hall. (quite friendly, everyone) and the bad part is that we don't have much place left to move around the tables too far from each other
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:34
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Why do desks A and B have to abut each other - can you move them away from each other?
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:38
move B's table out and his chair to the inside so that A and B's desks are facing the same direction rather than towards each other - downside is A can see B's screen but upside is A and B don't gaze at each other all the time.
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:55
I actually spent 10 minutes drawing out an answer before I realized the question was closed. :( I have the pictures on my desktop.
– Glen Lipka
Mar 7 '12 at 18:25
@GlenLipka - please show the answers, may be you could host it on imgur or something? I would love to see it, thanks
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:33
@RogerAttrill, well, we are in an open space office where everyone from Manager to receptionist we all work in one long hall. (quite friendly, everyone) and the bad part is that we don't have much place left to move around the tables too far from each other
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:34
2
2
Why do desks A and B have to abut each other - can you move them away from each other?
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:38
Why do desks A and B have to abut each other - can you move them away from each other?
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:38
move B's table out and his chair to the inside so that A and B's desks are facing the same direction rather than towards each other - downside is A can see B's screen but upside is A and B don't gaze at each other all the time.
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:55
move B's table out and his chair to the inside so that A and B's desks are facing the same direction rather than towards each other - downside is A can see B's screen but upside is A and B don't gaze at each other all the time.
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:55
I actually spent 10 minutes drawing out an answer before I realized the question was closed. :( I have the pictures on my desktop.
– Glen Lipka
Mar 7 '12 at 18:25
I actually spent 10 minutes drawing out an answer before I realized the question was closed. :( I have the pictures on my desktop.
– Glen Lipka
Mar 7 '12 at 18:25
@GlenLipka - please show the answers, may be you could host it on imgur or something? I would love to see it, thanks
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:33
@GlenLipka - please show the answers, may be you could host it on imgur or something? I would love to see it, thanks
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:33
@RogerAttrill, well, we are in an open space office where everyone from Manager to receptionist we all work in one long hall. (quite friendly, everyone) and the bad part is that we don't have much place left to move around the tables too far from each other
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:34
@RogerAttrill, well, we are in an open space office where everyone from Manager to receptionist we all work in one long hall. (quite friendly, everyone) and the bad part is that we don't have much place left to move around the tables too far from each other
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:34
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I will offer you two solutions (woot Balsamiq integration!):
Skew your seating position relative to the desk, if your desks are large enough.
Turn the desks outward, if you have space, which the mock-up you provided seems to show you do. We do this in my office and it works very well:
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
3
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
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up vote
16
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You may consider, if you have the space, simply offsetting the desks.
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
If skewing your seating positions per this answer works, that's easiest -- no moving of furniture.
If that doesn't work out, it looks like you have room to rotate the bottom desk:
Please pardon the extremely-low-fidelity drawing.
I'm assuming that if C in your original diagram isn't bothered by kicking the legs at the corners of the other desks, then no one will be bothered in this arrangement either.
In addition to being fairly compact, this arrangement preserves the property that nobody is looking at anyone else's monitor directly. In addition, nobody is looking directly at anyone else past the monitor.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
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answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
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Add dividers at all intersections of the desks reaching from the floor to the desk. That way your feet will hit a wall instead of someone else's feet. This of course will only work if none of you guys are scared of walls, in that case I don't know what you can do.
5
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
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4 Answers
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4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
29
down vote
accepted
I will offer you two solutions (woot Balsamiq integration!):
Skew your seating position relative to the desk, if your desks are large enough.
Turn the desks outward, if you have space, which the mock-up you provided seems to show you do. We do this in my office and it works very well:
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
3
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
29
down vote
accepted
I will offer you two solutions (woot Balsamiq integration!):
Skew your seating position relative to the desk, if your desks are large enough.
Turn the desks outward, if you have space, which the mock-up you provided seems to show you do. We do this in my office and it works very well:
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
3
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
29
down vote
accepted
up vote
29
down vote
accepted
I will offer you two solutions (woot Balsamiq integration!):
Skew your seating position relative to the desk, if your desks are large enough.
Turn the desks outward, if you have space, which the mock-up you provided seems to show you do. We do this in my office and it works very well:
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
I will offer you two solutions (woot Balsamiq integration!):
Skew your seating position relative to the desk, if your desks are large enough.
Turn the desks outward, if you have space, which the mock-up you provided seems to show you do. We do this in my office and it works very well:
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:50
msanford
1,10221014
1,10221014
3
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
add a comment |Â
3
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
3
3
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
Hi, Right now, we are using your first option, as we don't have the space for second one. I really like cdeszaq's idea too, but, I don't think I could try it for the lack of space again! thanks.
– LocustHorde
Mar 9 '12 at 9:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
16
down vote
You may consider, if you have the space, simply offsetting the desks.
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
add a comment |Â
up vote
16
down vote
You may consider, if you have the space, simply offsetting the desks.
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
add a comment |Â
up vote
16
down vote
up vote
16
down vote
You may consider, if you have the space, simply offsetting the desks.
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
You may consider, if you have the space, simply offsetting the desks.
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
answered Mar 7 '12 at 17:06
cdeszaq
26114
26114
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
If skewing your seating positions per this answer works, that's easiest -- no moving of furniture.
If that doesn't work out, it looks like you have room to rotate the bottom desk:
Please pardon the extremely-low-fidelity drawing.
I'm assuming that if C in your original diagram isn't bothered by kicking the legs at the corners of the other desks, then no one will be bothered in this arrangement either.
In addition to being fairly compact, this arrangement preserves the property that nobody is looking at anyone else's monitor directly. In addition, nobody is looking directly at anyone else past the monitor.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
If skewing your seating positions per this answer works, that's easiest -- no moving of furniture.
If that doesn't work out, it looks like you have room to rotate the bottom desk:
Please pardon the extremely-low-fidelity drawing.
I'm assuming that if C in your original diagram isn't bothered by kicking the legs at the corners of the other desks, then no one will be bothered in this arrangement either.
In addition to being fairly compact, this arrangement preserves the property that nobody is looking at anyone else's monitor directly. In addition, nobody is looking directly at anyone else past the monitor.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
up vote
11
down vote
If skewing your seating positions per this answer works, that's easiest -- no moving of furniture.
If that doesn't work out, it looks like you have room to rotate the bottom desk:
Please pardon the extremely-low-fidelity drawing.
I'm assuming that if C in your original diagram isn't bothered by kicking the legs at the corners of the other desks, then no one will be bothered in this arrangement either.
In addition to being fairly compact, this arrangement preserves the property that nobody is looking at anyone else's monitor directly. In addition, nobody is looking directly at anyone else past the monitor.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
If skewing your seating positions per this answer works, that's easiest -- no moving of furniture.
If that doesn't work out, it looks like you have room to rotate the bottom desk:
Please pardon the extremely-low-fidelity drawing.
I'm assuming that if C in your original diagram isn't bothered by kicking the legs at the corners of the other desks, then no one will be bothered in this arrangement either.
In addition to being fairly compact, this arrangement preserves the property that nobody is looking at anyone else's monitor directly. In addition, nobody is looking directly at anyone else past the monitor.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48
Community♦
1
1
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
answered Jul 4 '13 at 18:57
Monica Cellio♦
43.7k17114191
43.7k17114191
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up vote
2
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Add dividers at all intersections of the desks reaching from the floor to the desk. That way your feet will hit a wall instead of someone else's feet. This of course will only work if none of you guys are scared of walls, in that case I don't know what you can do.
5
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
Add dividers at all intersections of the desks reaching from the floor to the desk. That way your feet will hit a wall instead of someone else's feet. This of course will only work if none of you guys are scared of walls, in that case I don't know what you can do.
5
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Add dividers at all intersections of the desks reaching from the floor to the desk. That way your feet will hit a wall instead of someone else's feet. This of course will only work if none of you guys are scared of walls, in that case I don't know what you can do.
Add dividers at all intersections of the desks reaching from the floor to the desk. That way your feet will hit a wall instead of someone else's feet. This of course will only work if none of you guys are scared of walls, in that case I don't know what you can do.
answered Mar 7 '12 at 16:30
AndroidHustle
5
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
add a comment |Â
5
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
5
5
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
I hate that, the desk across from me is vacant, I'm 6'3 and I currently can't stretch out my legs past a sitting position without rolling my chair back so far I can't reach the keyboard..
– Chad
Jun 15 '12 at 14:29
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2
Why do desks A and B have to abut each other - can you move them away from each other?
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:38
move B's table out and his chair to the inside so that A and B's desks are facing the same direction rather than towards each other - downside is A can see B's screen but upside is A and B don't gaze at each other all the time.
– Roger Attrill
Mar 7 '12 at 16:55
I actually spent 10 minutes drawing out an answer before I realized the question was closed. :( I have the pictures on my desktop.
– Glen Lipka
Mar 7 '12 at 18:25
@GlenLipka - please show the answers, may be you could host it on imgur or something? I would love to see it, thanks
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:33
@RogerAttrill, well, we are in an open space office where everyone from Manager to receptionist we all work in one long hall. (quite friendly, everyone) and the bad part is that we don't have much place left to move around the tables too far from each other
– LocustHorde
Mar 8 '12 at 13:34