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Open plan is for business not for workers. Business like it because it's 'flexible', work can 'flow' around the office, it's 'cheap'. Workers hate it because t
by dazzawazza 14y ago
Open plan is for business not for workers. Business like it because it's 'flexible', work can 'flow' around the office, it's 'cheap'.
Workers hate it because there is no space for them. There is no quiet away from coworkers. There is no freedom from the smells of co-workers (coffee, curry, cologne/perfume). When one phone rings everyone's brain momentarily switches from their task to their phone.
When I was 20 I could counter all of these but I was more keen than effective. Now I'm nearly 40 highly trained, highly effective and I can't stand offices like this, it's wasting my time, I just walk away from it.
- vampirechicken 14y agoIndeed, open plan is for business, but not in the way you think. Cubicles and desks are office furniture, and get written off at a rate that is much faster compared to how you write off office space (from the capital expenditures budget). The "fostering communication" thing is the spin they put on it because they know you'd leave if they told you to your face that you aren't worth enough to them to spend the money on an office.