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M1 - likewise. I try for a small conference or hoteling office, otherwise I just work from home. Hard to privately coach/mentor staff in an open workspace without everyone eavesdropping

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HATE

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Haha, looks like my firm messed up big time with all their office redesigns

GIVE ME BACK MY CUBE!!

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Hate it too. Since we moved to hoteling I dread being in the office. WFH 4 days a week now. I’m not a consultant but management services

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One designer of these floor plans claims millennials like open floor plans and that its boomers and x-ers who cannot adapt that dislike open floor plans. I bet she sat in her private office and declared that without asking anyone their actual preference as I haven’t found anyone of any age who likes open floor plans if they need to focus

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I’m a millennial and I hate the open office layout

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Wow - hits home hard. I’m someone who likes space to recharge - open office designs have made it impossible to do that. Result is a significantly lower performing / less confident me :/ What do you folks do to cope?

I hate it. Since our office was renovated to open design I work from home significantly more

Small conference rooms ftw

If I’ve got work to do, the [open] office is NOT the place to get it done. I only go into the office to network.

The New York 30 Rock floor dedicated to consulting is all open space. I literally almost never sit there and hang on a floor where there are cubicles and no one I know

Open office plans are of the devil. That’s it and that’s all.

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Hello fellow introverts! How is 2022 treating you all so far? I am eagerly seeking for an exit out of consulting :)

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