Back in 2008 I was working in Germany as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (research fellow). We had 1 office shared by 2 people. Later I got my own office (when

Back in 2008 I was working in Germany as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (research fellow). We had 1 office shared by 2 people. Later I got my own office (when my boss left and I had to replace her). Working in a 1 or 2 person office was amazing. Later I moved to Industry, to a "Silicon Valley Startup" in an open-floor layout. It is horrible and demeaning (in that, it is evident that it is done because your boss doesn't trust you). I stayed like that for 7 years and just now moved to a 100% remote position. Currently I've got my own office at home with everything I want. There's no way I would go back to an open-office plan.