Silos are ideal for knowledge workers: their often autistic personalities and the nature of the work fit really well a quiet corner office. Managers don't real

Silos are ideal for knowledge workers: their often autistic personalities and the nature of the work fit really well a quiet corner office. Managers don't really exist without the chitchat: if managers are fish, then chatty open office is their fish pond. The guys above them, VP+, who I'd call "gamblers", don't really need the open offices. They build networks anywhere they want. The in-office connections are too fake and weak anyway.