Open offices have the benefit mostly of cutting costs as less floorspace is needed but they're on average a less productive and more stressful environment for t

Open offices have the benefit mostly of cutting costs as less floorspace is needed but they're on average a less productive and more stressful environment for the employee. The 90s cube farm was already pretty short on privacy and the open office is even more extreme. From what I've seen people who work in open offices try to find ways to work somewhere quieter when possible. If open offices are worth it entirely depends on if saving on rent or having more productive employees is more worth it. Generally I see a trend towards open office + shared semiprivate spaces. Like meeting rooms or phone booth like cubicles with doors.