Indeed, 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 com

Indeed, 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.