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Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration by bradknowles on Thursday October 25, 2018 @12:34AM (#18298555)
Take away that nice gray wall. Take the space you have now in your cube with your desk, and cut that by a factor of four -- or maybe a factor of ten.

You're now sitting at a table, with someone sitting right next to you and their arms are literally inches away from yours), and you have someone sitting right next to you on the other side, just as close. You have someone sitting across from you, and you are constantly fighting for foot space underneath the table.

The table is just wide enough for your computer and your monitor, and you have no place to hang any paper or reference material. You do not have space for a second monitor. You don't have space for a pad of paper next to your keyboard. You don't even have space for your coffee cup where there isn't a high risk that it will get knocked over and spill all over the electronic devices you're using.

You have literally three feet width of table space, and maybe two feet depth. You've got a chair, and you can roll it back far enough to get into it and slide your legs under the table, but if you try to roll it back any further than that then you will hit your neighbor behind you.

That is an open office. Welcome to my world.

Re:The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration by maxxxxx on Thursday October 25, 2018 @12:46AM (#18298598)
We shouldn't limit ourselves to open office or cubes. Both suck and are demeaning and disrespectful in their own way. We should demand real offices (with windows). It doesn't have to be a single person office. I like sharing a room with two or three people. You are not alone but it's not as stressful.