When planning a wide-open cubicle farm, executives will naturally place themselves in the corner offices with the nice views and the fully enclosed walls. And that's fine, I guess. They've earned something and they're the ones in charge. I just want to suggest that they might consider placing their busy (=loud) assistants in more private surroundings too. Not only is it better for security (since it makes it harder to overhear them) but it's better for productivity in the surrounding area. If their phone (or their secretary's phone) rings off the hook all day, how is that affecting Joe Ordinary in the next cubicle?
Of course it's all done in the name of practicality, which means "money-saving" in manager speak.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - I work in a fairly open-plan office.
PPS - I'm right next to the communal photocopier/printer.
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