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Comment by kayodelycaon | Hacker News Reader

I don't need a door; a traditional cubical with high walls would be good enough. Open offices are absolute hell for ADHD. Even with medication, I can't be productive.

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It really kills my productivity too, although I don’t suffer from ADHD. For me it’s about the feeling of being seen/watched that makes me feel anxious and self-conscious all the time. I’d also be happy with a cubicle as long as it blocks line of sight.

The same anxiety occurs with camera ON Zoom meetings. It's okay to have the camera on for a few minutes during a meeting but if folks aren't talking they shoul dbe allowed to turn it off. This is because you can't tell who's actually "watching" (looking at) you so you are in a heightened on edge state. This is the cause of Zoom metting fatigue. In an actual meeting room you can glance around a definitely tell who, when, and how often people are watching/looking at you.

And these corner places where you get a stream of people walking from behind nonstop.

I don’t have ADHD and it’s difficult for me too. I remember being in an office watching the marketing guys toss a football back and forth in my peripheral vision while trying to concentrate. It made me hate those guys and our management.

I have ADHD and cannot agree more. I have to go into the office for one week at a time 3-4x a year.

Almost nothing gets done.

Well, stuff gets done like helping folks out with their work by looking over their shoulder and helping walk them through things they are stuck on.

Our leadership is okay with this. They want us to have the face to face in-person time. And I will admit, it does help build relationships with those who do not excel at building relationships through a chat client.

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