That doesn't fit with my experience. 100% of managers who have tried to push me to an open office have tried to claim (among other things) that the company cou

That doesn't fit with my experience. 100% of managers who have tried to push me to an open office have tried to claim (among other things) that the company couldn't afford private offices for programmers -- but when I asked how much it was and offered to take it out of my salary, they all admitted it wasn't really about money at all. Increasing collaboration is a bullshit excuse, but so is cost.