>Constant surveillance is another part of the real reason with collaboration used as the public rationale when i worked on an open plan office, that was huge.

>Constant surveillance is another part of the real reason with collaboration used as the public rationale when i worked on an open plan office, that was huge. it seems like my boss' favorite hobby was checking everyone's screen to see what they were doing. once, i was watching a yt video on a monitor while i worked on the other. normal right? nope. my boss came to my "desk" and said i had to shut it down because it was bothering people (it wasn't anything offensive. it was literally a science podcast).