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[–] Zier@fedia.io 92 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Importance, or lack of work contribution? Smaller screen = works less.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 points 47 minutes ago

Well, if the company gets fined for mismanaging or committing fraud, who do you think they will fire?

A scapegoat is very important.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 12 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

They'll say that their work is mainly talking to other people

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 48 points 3 hours ago

Importance as in payment, probably

[–] nitrolife@rekabu.ru 2 points 1 hour ago

The job of people around the CEO is primarily to make decisions. All this huge chain of managers is needed only to aggregate information so that the CEO can make an informed decision. This is how many large companies operate. I would even say that there is a direct correlation between the size of the campaign and the number of monitors at the bottom.

The flip side of sitting behind a huge monitor is that you won't stay outside with a huge number of your employees if you make the wrong decision. It's just a different job.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

True for the phone and tablet, but for any sort of computer that is not true

I work on a laptop with virtual desktops and I am much more productive that way than with a big screen... Or two big screens.

Everything is in the center of my field of view, I know which VD of my 3x3 grid holds what. It's much more efficient for me than bigger screens could ever be. And that is not for lack of trying!

It just depends on the person.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

VDs arranged in a grid ? Why ?

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Faster switch. Think each column being 1-3 and each row as A-C

B2 is my terminals, B3 is my IDE, B1 is a secondary IDE (for instance, DataGrip), C row is browser windows, A1-2 is temporary, not often used windows, A3 is communication apps. I mostly use A3, B2-3 and C2-3. It's all mapped in my head so I can instantly switch to whichever VD I need.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

That's impressive

Personally I never needed more than 5 desktops, and I don't think I could remember what I put on more desktops

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 41 minutes ago

Haha that's fair

Although it's a habit thing. Most of these are fixed, I never switch them to a different position. So the only ones I have to remember is A1-2 if I am using them, the rest is as easy as knowing where your glasses are stored in your cupboards.