Open office escapades
With the vast majority of us now working in open concept offices — some studies have said that 70% of US workers work in this kind of environment — companies are being forced to come up with novel ways to ensure we stay productive and don’t find ourselves driven delirious from the noise and chaos. Offices with no walls or even low-walled cubicles can reduce productivity by about 15% and half of employees say a lack of sound privacy is the biggest problem with open office spaces, according to the Journal of Environmental Psychology.