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Putting more than one person in an office defeats the purpose. Anyone who prefers open can have it, but compromising by putting multiple people in an office tog
by valuearb 9y ago
Putting more than one person in an office defeats the purpose. Anyone who prefers open can have it, but compromising by putting multiple people in an office together saves very little rent over one person offices, but costs way more in productivity.
- 1123581321 9y agoHow much rent does it save? I can't find any numbers. I would guess that a 2-person office could be 3/4ths the size of two one-person offices assuming half an office is the non-desk area and that non-desk area can be shared in the middle. The amount of common area shouldn't need to change; assuming that half of the office is composed of common areas, a 2-person office format could be a savings of 10-15%. It's hard for me to say if that's worth pursuing. But again, I'm interested in firmer numbers if you've access to them.
- valuearb 9y agoWhen we did the math (over 20 years ago), the difference between cubes and private offices was about $500 a year per person (At roughly $20 per square foot). Our average developer cost was close to $100K a year, so a 1% increase in productivity would have paid for it. The cost difference between one person and two person offices is so trivial to never be worth considering. The real problem is when you are getting an allowance from your landlord for build-out as part of your lease. In that case the landlord is going to fight very hard for you to build two person offices (or open space) because they'll perceive it as far easier to re-let if you leave.