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Even if people got more and better work done in private offices, maybe the increased communication in open offices is causing people to work on more important t
by enoch_r 12y ago
Even if people got more and better work done in private offices, maybe the increased communication in open offices is causing people to work on more important things, which could be worth the tradeoff. (I don't think it is, but such an effect is not something you'd notice with introspection.)
Plus, are private offices really the alternative for most people working in open offices? I think the cubicle is a much more likely replacement than the private office.
Amusingly, Wikipedia's page on cubicles has a photo captioned "before cubicles: open office with desks arranged in rows, 1937."[0]
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubicle
- ProAm 12y agoI dont think they need to go full enclosed office, privacy cubes might work. I prefer an office being a programmer, but I can see how other people, like the marketing or sales department, might not need that extent of quiet and/or privacy. I know cubes are much cheaper than offices, so for any employer, unless you are flush with cash, cubes are probably what you are willing top pay for. I wonder if open offices spread illness faster than other layouts? (I say this has I'm listening to half my office coughing their lungs up with a cold)