Why People Hate Open Offices.

Those in assigned-seat open offices reported the worst health and job satisfaction, whereas those in private offices and nonterritorial or "flex" offices reported the highest. "The flex office appears to be preferred over traditional open offices, and in some cases, it seems to even be better than the [private] office", Bodin Danielsson says. With so many people working from home, companies need less office space, and building owners are considering converting offices to apartments. [Extracted from the article]

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