Property News · September 13, 2016

Clash of the coworkers: how open-plan offices make us more antisocial


Australian study finds having your own office, sharing with just one other or working from home the optimal scenario for workplace harmony If we all work side by side in an open-plan office or hot desk, moving from place to place, it’s sure to increase collaboration! It turns out that may be wrong. If you don’t have your own space, perhaps you are better off working remotely with your cat for company.Our research found that in shared working spaces there were increases in “employee social liabilities”: distractions, lack of cooperation, distrust and negative relationships. More surprisingly, both coworker friendships and perceptions of supervisor support actually worsened. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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