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Discussion on: Have tech perks gone too far?

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Dian Fay

Wait, who actually likes "open, collaborative office spaces" other than managers striving to pack as many people as possible into as small an area as possible?

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Thomas H Jones II

According to a few psychological studies, "no one".

Every damned "open plan" office I've been to, it's just person after person with big, heavy headphones on - probably more tuned out than were they even in a cube.

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Jamey Austin

You're right, this topic has several dimensions. We wrote a piece recently touching on some of them: atlassian.com/blog/inside-atlassia...