Anatomy of the Perfect Office Space - Open Spaces vs. Cubicles

OPEN SPACE CUBICLES vs. 70% of american employees work in open оо plan offices Mark Zuckerberg's new office plan is the world's largest open plan office. Productivity killers in the open office conversations machines 70 ringing phones Those over 45 are more sensitive to temperature these conditions and have a bigger (negative) effect on their productivity open office setups reported 62% more sick days on average than one-occupant layouts (Scandinavian Journal of Work Study) Participants that moved into an open office plan were not only unhappy, but their team relations had broken down even more so. A study of 42,000 US office workers in 303 buildings concluded: Open-plan layouts are disruptive due to loss of privacy uncontrollable noise and were clearly outperformed by enclosed private offices. SOURCE http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401283/Open-plan-offices-DONT-boost-productivity-Study-rubbishes-economic-benefits.html http://az.com/85400/moving-to-open-plan-offices-makes-employees-less-productive-less-happy-and-more-likely-to-get-sick/ 00 00 100