when I worked in Germany we had small offices for 2 or 3 people. I thought that was perfect. You could have nice, quiet chats and really work on things together

when I worked in Germany we had small offices for 2 or 3 people. I thought that was perfect. You could have nice, quiet chats and really work on things together. Open office seems to be something made up by super extroverts who think things get done best in a loud and frantic way where everybody yells at each other. And cubes seem to be made up by people who like to dehumanize workers. Interestingly the execs who push hardest for WFH are a) almost never at the office and b) have a nice private office with windows.