Study shows open plan offices attract highest levels of worker dissatisfaction

Sunanda Creagh, writing for The Conversation:

“What the data tells us is that, in terms of occupant satisfaction, the disadvantages brought by noise disruption were bigger than the predicted benefits of increased interaction,” said lead author Jungsoo Kim, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning.

No kidding. Has anyone who’s worked in an open plan office actually preferred it?