Are there subjects that are just too irrelevant to blog about? I don't think so. But this particular danish blog puts new spark into the argument that indeed sometimes it is very hard to make subject matter interesting for outsiders.
The blog is called storrumsblog.dk (it's in Danish) and is basically about how 6 municipal employees are coping with working in an open-space office. It is co written by all of them.
Now, you'd think it'd be interesting to learn how people are dealing with issues like noise, privacy and so forth in an open space. But it surely isn't at storrumsblog.dk. Mainly because the writers never really seem to dish out their true inner feelings about things, writing only in general terms.
The writing is stripped of the human touch that is so vital to good blogging. I don't blame the bloggers, though. It turns out they are blogging on behalf of an organization committed to improving the work environment (BARFOKA) and this is where the problem lies. The stringent organizational aim on work environment seeps through to the writers, who don't really say anything new or interesting in their posts.
Here are two posts from the blog in their entirety (my translation):
"We have gotten two new colleagues and have moved around to make room for them. It must be nice to sit in an open-space office when you're new to a company. That way you are close to your colleagues instead of being cooped up in your own office." (Tue, 15. maj 2007)
"It is hard to work in an open office when colleagues have different standards for tidiness. When you look at an open office it will always look messy unless you have rules for what the employees are allowed to have on their desks." (Henny, 15. febuar 2007)
...!!
My guess is, that there is a web editor somewhere in BARFOKA pulling the strings teaching these people to blog. The advice he or she should give them: Don't be afraid of communicating how you feel as long as your being ethical about it.
This of course isn't easy. But whether you manage to do this or not is what makes or breaks you in the blogosphere.
