Had this exact situation. Use a square bull pen arrangement with work surfaces around the inside of the square. Put a single round table in the middle for collaborative meeting/discussions. Put the workstations in the 4 corners of the square facing outwards. The programmers get their privacy but are still working in a group. (entrance to the area is through an opening in one side of the square.)
Prop 13 wa implemented by the voters of the state in the late 70s to stop the government from increasing taxes on property by 10 to 20% per year just to cover wasteful spending. It placed a reasonable maximum increase of 2% per year unless the property was sold. While it may not have been the best ides possible, it sure beat the heck out of the tax increases we were experiencing back then. It also required a 2/3 vote of the people before any new taxes could be imposed. And yes, the state is is a financial mess, but I don't understand why California can not balance its budget when states like Utah has a less than 1 percent property tax, only a 6% sales tax, tops out its income tax at 7% and still has a state surplus. Maybe we should send gov Schwartzenager to Salt Lake for a week to figure things out.
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Had this exact situation. Use a square bull pen arrangement with work surfaces around the inside of the square. Put a single round table in the middle for collaborative meeting/discussions. Put the workstations in the 4 corners of the square facing outwards. The programmers get their privacy but are still working in a group. (entrance to the area is through an opening in one side of the square.)
Prop 13 wa implemented by the voters of the state in the late 70s to stop the government from increasing taxes on property by 10 to 20% per year just to cover wasteful spending. It placed a reasonable maximum increase of 2% per year unless the property was sold. While it may not have been the best ides possible, it sure beat the heck out of the tax increases we were experiencing back then. It also required a 2/3 vote of the people before any new taxes could be imposed. And yes, the state is is a financial mess, but I don't understand why California can not balance its budget when states like Utah has a less than 1 percent property tax, only a 6% sales tax, tops out its income tax at 7% and still has a state surplus. Maybe we should send gov Schwartzenager to Salt Lake for a week to figure things out.