{"id":1032,"date":"2019-03-01T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2019-02-06T08:02:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:02:09","slug":"cube-versus-open-work-space-debated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/cube-versus-open-work-space-debated\/","title":{"rendered":"Cube versus open work space debated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the introduction of cubicles to the workplace a half-century ago, the pros and cons of their existence have been well-debated.<br>But today cubicles are being compared, often favorably and sometimes fondly, to open work spaces.<br>Open work concepts save floor space and encourage camaraderie, they also convey a false sense of productivity, in which movement and sound translate to only intermittent concentrated quiet, according to the International Facility Management Association.<br>On the other hand, open work spaces are often most suitable for telecommuting employees who only visit offices occasionally.<br>But those who work in the open office tell IFMA surveys that privacy is at an all-time low and 74 percent of workers are concerned about it.<br>The question is whether gains in office communication, brainstorming and camaraderie justify the open space. According to Business News Daily, a cubicle environment can also foster a sense of community, motivation and accountability. Open offices and cubicles also are easier to manage.<br>Separate office space ranks highest in terms of concentration, privacy, and personalization. But ranks lower in community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the introduction of cubicles to the workplace a half-century ago, the pros and cons of their existence have been well-debated.But today cubicles are being compared, often favorably and sometimes fondly, to open work spaces.Open work concepts save floor space and encourage camaraderie, they also convey a false sense of productivity, in which movement and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1034,"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions\/1034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}