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Ways this could be biased: - higher skilled workers are in closed offices more often * and satisfaction varies by skill level - p(open office) varies
by klochner 13y ago
Ways this could be biased:
- higher skilled workers are in closed offices more often
* and satisfaction varies by skill level
- p(open office) varies by industry
* and satisfaction varies by industry
- people feel more comfortable doing non-work items behind a door
* and they like getting personal tasks done
As a developer I'm happy in an open office, as long as I have enough space, and I'm separated from the sales (phone) staff
- bermanoid 13y agoI happened to read this right after the article on Simpson's Paradox, and you put your finger on exactly what I was thinking - it's almost certain that there are many hidden variables that predict whether or not you work in an open office, and many of these likely correlate very strongly with job satisfaction, potentially inverting the relationship just based on relative employment rates in different areas. Just knowing that satisfaction correlates with open floorplans doesn't tell us anything solid about whether you should choose one or not.
- a8da6b0c91d 13y agoThe first thing I think of when I hear "open office" is a call center. Of course those people hate their jobs. Did they control for that sort of work? That said, I have worked in a few class A office spaces and the difference between class A and any other arrangement is huge. Always the perfect temperature, designed to muffle noise, enough glass to see what's going on but enough partitioning to avoid distraction. I'm not sure the cost can be easily justified, however.