Alone together: Study says open-plan offices might make us anti-social

The fact that you can see all of your co-workers doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to talk to any of them. According to a new study by Harvard University, open-plan offices might actually deter employees from working together. Instead, workers are more likely to communicate by instant messaging and email, the New York Post reported. But there’s a caveat: The study only looked at two Fortune 500 companies. At one company, after doing away with […]

source https://therealdeal.com/2018/07/17/alone-together-study-says-open-plan-offices-might-make-us-anti-social/