I'm a career changer from actuary to software developer. The most shocking part of the career change was open office arrangements.
Both careers are technical and require both concentration and collaboration. Actuaries tend to have their own cubicles (offices for mid-level and higher).
Software developers require much more concentration. So I just assumed that the virtually all software developers would have their own offices because a solo cubicle seemed inadequate for most developer jobs. And of course, who would be dumb enough to use open office for developers? ... well, I got a little surprise.
Everyone tries to undo the damage of a bad floor design with expensive headphones, but it's just not adequate.
Both careers are technical and require both concentration and collaboration. Actuaries tend to have their own cubicles (offices for mid-level and higher).
Software developers require much more concentration. So I just assumed that the virtually all software developers would have their own offices because a solo cubicle seemed inadequate for most developer jobs. And of course, who would be dumb enough to use open office for developers? ... well, I got a little surprise.
Everyone tries to undo the damage of a bad floor design with expensive headphones, but it's just not adequate.