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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by eikenberry on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:18PM (#17518695)
If this is the case it would indicate an eventual move toward mostly remote positions. With remote work the company gets the productivity advantages of private offices while having near 0 cost for facilities.
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Re:The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, ve... by Mistredo on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:01PM (#17518979)
There will be explanation for that. Something like that managers are afraid people would slack, or they feel they would be redundant, because people wouldn't need their supervising.
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