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The open floor plan thing was to make commercial real estate costs cheaper. Having individual offices requires 2x to 3x space. Then you have significant additio
by donnythecroc 5y ago
The open floor plan thing was to make commercial real estate costs cheaper. Having individual offices requires 2x to 3x space. Then you have significant additional fit out costs - for example you now have to air condition say 1000 small spaces instead a couple of large ones. You have to pay for partitioning, separate cable runs, your door costs. Might sound silly but if a 100m office fit out can easily double or triple. So overall 2/3x fit out cost + 2/3x annual rent. All of a sudden why wouldn't you promote open plan working?
- geodel 5y agoAnd these are all good points. If companies stop treating employees as ignorant chumps and explain them costs, I think it would go long way in increased mutual understanding. But then employers feel scared that if an employee comes back and say how about I set up a home office? Win-Win right? So now employers comes with cost saving plan but smothers with bullshit of "next generation collaborative workspace" or whatever.