Working for the past 30 years, I've had the chance - like many others - to live the closed office times, then the open space extravaganza to finally the "work from home" era.
I've seen companies spend tens of millions in open space offices in the past decades and this was by far the greatest work killer of all time.
Many, if not most companies, self created this ridiculous situation to finally realize it was a complete failure at so many levels, all that was left was to justify it. From awful diners and mini restaurants to ridiculous spaces no one really uses unless they need to make a phone call - open concepts don't work and never will.
Now days the only thing I see are noise cancelling headsets, people leaving early and a complete lack of interaction.
For many, working from home just works. My setup here is now years ahead of what the office may offer...
I've seen companies spend tens of millions in open space offices in the past decades and this was by far the greatest work killer of all time.
Many, if not most companies, self created this ridiculous situation to finally realize it was a complete failure at so many levels, all that was left was to justify it. From awful diners and mini restaurants to ridiculous spaces no one really uses unless they need to make a phone call - open concepts don't work and never will.
Now days the only thing I see are noise cancelling headsets, people leaving early and a complete lack of interaction.
For many, working from home just works. My setup here is now years ahead of what the office may offer...