Excessive closeness might be a detriment: In a 2018 study, researchers used digital devices to record actual interactions between co-workers before and after their firm switched from cubicles to an open floor plan. They found that face-to-face interactions actually decreased by about 70 percent. That’s on top of the other concentration-wrecking, morale-sapping, stress-inducing, potentially disease-spreading side effects of tearing down the walls.
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Everyone don't bathe for a week and eat lots of beans every night and let the magic happen. That will cure this open floor plan mentality.
Yes! I’m not going into the open floor plan mess! At least not until these managers on webex are out of their offices and also sitting on the open floor concept like the rest of us… since it’s so great and all LOL!
tell management its too noisy, 99% of the background noise talk interferes with your focus and go to private booths , conf rooms....
open offices save the company money. until employees object or leave
Yes, walls or at home works. Keeps the chit-chat crowd away. So many office “present bodies” only.
Sooo, walls work??
Everyone needs to make this a key point in the next ESAT survey, otherwise open officies will be the norm.