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New Study Reveals Why Working from Home Makes Workers More Productive

How do virtual and in-office workers differ? It might surprise you.

I’ve always been a big fan of working from home because I AM far more productive.

Business & Finance | Careers & The Workplace

More Proof (As If Needed It) that Open Plan Offices Are The Absolute Dumbest Idea Ever | Inc.

You won't believe how Panasonic plans to make the open plan office more productive.

I agree, open plan offices are an absolute nightmare for employees and 100% counter-productive.

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Working at your desk could make your copywriting rubbish | The Drum

Copywriter Andrew Boulton on the dangers of only ever writing in the same place.

I was a copywriter for a long time pre-Moptu, and I say: YES! I can't count how many times I tried to explain to one of my bosses that forcing me to sit in a cubicle, with bad lighting, no privacy, lots of noise, and constant interruptions was NOT the way to get the best work out of me, which is what the were paying me for. But the usual corporate types are not the right audience for logic. So day after day, I sat in a cubicle, that felt more like storage for humans than a creative space because office politics dictate that was where I sat. It is foolish. When Moptu gets funded, and we eventually have our own marketing staff, the copywriter will NOT be forced to sit in a cubicle all day.

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Open plan offices make employees miserable and distracted | Metro News

Open plan offices make employees miserable and distracted

I know it would make me VERY unhappy. People need privacy to do their best work, and employers need to trust their employees, and treat them with dignity.

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Crain's Chicago's Coolest Offices of 2014

FCB Chicago and LinkedIn have the coolest office spaces in Chicago, as picked by the editors of Crain's Chicago Business.