The death of privacy in open-plan offices

Re:The death of privacy in open-plan offices by georgemcbay on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @04:32AM (#6132500)

"And the alternative is?"

Uh, traditional office spaces? Or at the very least, real cubicles?

I guess the under 30 crowd may not be aware, but open offices in the US are a relatively new phenomenon for tech workers. I'm 40 and when I first started working as a programmer, suggesting implementing a modern open-plan office would get you laughed out of the building. Now it is nearly impossible to get away from them, much to my chagrin.

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Re:The death of privacy in open-plan offices by Nursie on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @05:21AM (#6132630)

Hell no!

As a UK worker that's always worked open plan, I find cube farms extremely oppressive.

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Re:The death of privacy in open-plan offices by pivo on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @07:47AM (#6132999)

I had an office with a window and door in my jobs in the US up until the open office plan boom. I assume that's what the OP was referring to. (And how I miss those tiny offices, sob)

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Re:The death of privacy in open-plan offices by michaelochurch on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @07:55AM (#6133022)

Real offices are not that expensive in comparison to the gains to the company (increased productivity, less turnover) by having them.

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