\u00abOpen-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. They\u2019re associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure. Open-plan workers are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and elevated stress levels and to get the flu; they argue more with their colleagues; they worry about coworkers eavesdropping on their phone calls and spying on their computer screens. They have fewer personal and confidential conversations with colleagues. They\u2019re often subject to loud and uncontrollable noise, which raises heart rates; releases cortisol, the body\u2019s fight-or-flight \u201cstress\u201d hormone; and makes people socially distant, quick to anger, aggressive, and slow to help others.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Susan Cain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00abOpen-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. They\u2019re associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure. Open-plan workers are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and elevated stress levels and to get the flu; they argue more with their colleagues; they worry about coworkers … Seguir leyendo Open plan offices…<\/span>