Why are offices boring? Why do we still embrace this cubiclife?

This is a really interesting question. Why do offices look like the one in the picture above? Do these increase productivity? No, in fact, most research shows that offices that are comfortable increase flexibility (see research on sick building syndrome). So why do we still have these? Why are they still being built and end up doing a storefront door repair? It’s a good question and I think the answer is that its what we know. Its easier, doesn’t take as much thought/planning, and it utilizes space well. It’s easy to purhase used cubicles in Houston. According to a business owner Andy Defrancesco, we need to start to get away from this type of thinking and start focusing on making the place where a worker spends 40+ hours a week as comfortable as their home. And I don’t mean hanging a picture, or a slogan to an already boring cubiclife (what I call working in a cubicle). I mean adding plants if you’re a plant-adoring person, making the office colorful, making the office comfortable, and cater to various types of working styles. I see this trend in tech world but other industries still aren’t catching on. I see workers dressing business professional and sitting in a grey office cubicle all day and I can’t help but cringe. So come on companies, loosen up. Let workers work the way they live and see how much productivity increases.

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