> Are our employees lying to us when they claim that the open offices lead to more collaboration and create a more communal atmosphere? No, probably not. But I

> Are our employees lying to us when they claim that the open offices lead to more collaboration and create a more communal atmosphere? No, probably not. But I think you're asking the wrong questions. While these things may be true, it doesn't in any way mean your employees are more productive or happier. And it certainly doesn't mean that, given the choice, they would take a distracting, collaborative, communal, noisy atmosphere over their own private quiet office.