Workplaces need more walls, not fewer.
By Lindsey Kaufman
The Washington Post - December 30, 2014
A year ago, my boss announced that our large New York ad agency would
be moving to an open office. After nine years as a senior writer, I was
forced to trade in my private office for a seat at a long, shared
table. It felt like my boss had ripped off my clothes and left me
standing in my skivvies.
Our new, modern Tribeca office was
beautifully airy, and yet remarkably oppressive. Nothing was private. On
the first day, I took my seat at the table assigned to our creative
department, next to a nice woman who I suspect was an air horn in a
former life. All day, there was constant shuffling, yelling, and
laughing, along with loud music piped through a PA system. As an
excessive water drinker, I feared my co-workers were tallying my
frequent bathroom trips. At day’s end, I bid adieu to the 12 pairs of
eyes I felt judging my 5:04 p.m. departure time. I beelined to the Beats
store to purchase their best noise-cancelling headphones in an
unmistakably visible neon blue.
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