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# Open-Plan Offices Are Now the Dumbest Management Fad of All Time
- URL: https://numericcitizen.me/open-plan-offices-are-now-the-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time/
- Published: 2019-01-18T11:00:43.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-23T16:47:56.000Z
- Description: According to a study by Harvard reported by Inc. Magazine: As my colleague Jessica Stillman pointed out last week, a new study from Harvard showed that when employees move from a traditional office to an open plan office, it doesn’t cause them to interact more socially or more frequently. And In fac
- Author: JF Martin
- Tags: Thinking, Design, Offices, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2023-03-23 12:41, #numericcitizen

According to a study by Harvard [reported](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/its-official-open-plan-offices-are-now-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time.html?ref=numericcitizen.me) by Inc. Magazine:

As my colleague [Jessica Stillman pointed out last week](https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/if-you-want-people-to-collaborate-get-rid-of-this-office-plan.html?ref=numericcitizen.me), a new study from Harvard showed that when employees move from a traditional office to an [open plan office](https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/science-just-proved-that-open-plan-offices-destroy-productivity.html?ref=numericcitizen.me), it doesn’t cause them to interact more socially or more frequently.AndIn fact, work-from-home actually saves money because then employees can live in areas where housing is more affordable, which means you can pay them a smaller salary than if you force them to live in, say, a high-rent district like Santa Clara, California.I can attest: I have spent many years working in open space offices and this is, for me, not a great thing. In one place, the open space offices were setup without providing a way for employees to go in isolated rooms in order to have private conversations or discussions with a few colleagues. Worst times of my professional life. I’m no longer working there. I do work from home from time to time but I also have an office with better organized open office space. Yet, I still prefer a balance of both worlds.