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Don't Let Facts Get In The Way Of A Good Fad Theory
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Your suspicions confirmed: those "open plan offices" that are so trendy, with no cubicles or walls or doors separating anybody, are distracting and bad for everybody. At least, that's what the latest study says. 70% of American office workers work in environments like that, and, apparently, they get in the way of effective work. It's all very distracting. Yet, businesses continue to use that layout. Facebook's new office is going to be the biggest open plan office in the world. They do it because it sounds like a good idea, not because it is. (ABC News)
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