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An open plan office encourages lying to the employees about why you have an open plan office. It's cheaper, and more of a panopticon for the floor-walky manage
by logfromblammo 9y ago
An open plan office encourages lying to the employees about why you have an open plan office.
It's cheaper, and more of a panopticon for the floor-walky managers. It encourages the creation of a projected isolation shell, like some kind of psychic box turtle. Noise-cancelling headphones are essential to that effort.
When I actually collaborate, I am far more likely to do it if I can do it privately with a specific person, rather than with everyone who may be listening.
- ghaff 9y agoI suspect a lot of people involved in these decisions have actually convinced themselves that they're good for collaboration/innovation/etc. At the same time, if open floor plans actually cost more per employee than private offices I'm pretty sure that any arguments espousing the benefits of the open plan would fall on deaf ears in a big hurry.