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What is your attitude to open-plan offices?

Poll - Total Votes: 19
Not a big fan.
Neither here or there, an office is an office.
Hate them, you need your peace and quiet
You like them, interacting with your colleagues is ace.
Love it, the hustle and the bustle of a busy office is what keeps you going.
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Madeleine
41-45, F
18 replies 39 views Feb 20, 2018
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I have the best of both worlds at my office as I work shifts. Day shifts if it isnt the weekend I get to interact with colleagues which always good fun amd nightshifts I'm on my own so I can get things done :)
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Madeleine · 41-45, F
@SW-User Lucky you.
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SW-User
@Madeleine thank you for BA
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SW-User
Not a fan... you need some semblance of privacy
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SW-User
Interesting - they get a real panning. We moved to open plan about 5 years ago in my department. So many complaints about noise etc.

There is evidence of them being less productive and people taking more time off sick... However the great driver of cost savings means I doubt we'll see a return to sectioned off office space.
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Madeleine · 41-45, F
@SW-User What is the point of cost savings with less productivity?
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SW-User
@Madeleine Because you can always crack the whip harder once you've saved the money. The money saving is normally the big driver isn't it in most companies? Having that saving is something very concrete to show the shareholders. We saved £x this year so your dividend goes up by £y. As long as your saving is greater than the loss of productivity
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frequentlyme · 70-79, M
It really depends upon the type of business.
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chrisCA · M
No place to hide. Lol
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Salix75 · 46-50, F
Not a fan. But I think depending on the kind of business, or work being done, they can be beneficial. Where I am though, they are not a good idea.
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Madeleine · 41-45, F
@Salix75 I agree with you.
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Inquisator · M
worst workplace ever 40x30 meter open office, always with 25 sales guys or project managers on the phone at same time
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Madeleine · 41-45, F
@Inquisator I would imagine.
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FunReader55 · 51-55, M
i HATE offices of all kinds. i'm working with a small startup that launches in 10 days. all of us work from home. no office! yay!
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It's good for junior and middle level staff.
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summersong · F
I hate mine.
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Justenjoyit · 56-60, M
Sorry sometimes I need to close my office door, and have a nap 😊
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