Jack Schofield over at ZD Net has a nice post on the evils of open plan office layouts. That’s a favored Irreal hobbyhorse, of course, so you might think I’ve said just about everything there is to say about the matter. Schofield’s post is useful because it has links to the multitude of research showing the harm to productivity and employee health that inevitably accompany such plans.
As I’ve stressed many times, the only real benefit of open plan offices is that they’re cheaper. That means facts probably won’t have much of an impact on management but if you think you have a fighting chance, the links may help.