Many years ago I was VP Development of a 100 person software company moving into new space. I demanded private offices for all engineers, so the best CFO ever s

Many years ago I was VP Development of a 100 person software company moving into new space. I demanded private offices for all engineers, so the best CFO ever sat down with me and we quantified the additional costs it would impose on us. We came up with less than $500 per year per engineer, who on average cost us close to $100k a year, including benefits/payroll tax/etc. After that I never had an ounce of pushback.