Honestly, the only reason open offices exist can be described in a single word: control. It simply allows managers to hold sway over their employees by forcing

Honestly, the only reason open offices exist can be described in a single word: control. It simply allows managers to hold sway over their employees by forcing them to look busy and be in their chair as much as possible, and causing undue stress. It also has the horrible downside of mashing together personalities that will conflict at some point without any guidance of how to resolve the conflicts as they arise. People are dicks no matter how hard they try not to be. Sure, we can try to act like adults, but people tend to defend themselves and their actions in front of an audience instead of talking things through like adults should — which is much more easily accomplished in a private office.