The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea
The author completely misses the point using straw man argumentation. The managers sign the leases not because the of nice-looking photos, &quot;increased collaboration&quot; and other ridiculous arguments, but because of the bottom line. Open-plan offices are cheaper and that&#x27;s the sole reason. Whatever other reasons are communicated to employees they&#x27;re just typical corporate internal PR. I haven&#x27;t actually met anyone who really believed all this - everyone knows these office are much worse than separate rooms, and it&#x27;s also common knowledge that they&#x27;re unavoidable because of (much) lower cost.