7 Ways The Open Office Is A Worker's Worst Enemy

The open-floor office is ruining your ability to do your job. It sounds odd to say, especially as open offices — layouts with no cubicles, few spatial dividers, and shared working spaces — have taken off. An estimated 70% of employees in the U.S. work in open offices today, and the floor plans have been praised for their ability to foster collaboration and strengthen relationships between colleagues. But the rosy picture that open office enthusiasts like to paint may be nothing more than a p...