davidmerriman

Life is an 'anxiety machine.'

Claiming academia killed this specific man is in extremely bad taste. And if we're speaking in generalities, I'd need to see evidence that academic positions correlate with higher rates of suicide.

The upside to the open office is that collaboration is effortless.

The downside is that collaboration can become a crutch. It will only hinder you when you need to do the kind of "nose to the grindstone" work that's often needed.

To me, the ideal working scenario includes a private working space for each person and a public space for when collaboration is needed.