Once upon a time, offices had walls inside them. They weren’t glass, like the conference rooms of 2019, but were made of drywall, and were usually painted a neutral color, like many of the walls you know and love. Over time, office walls gave way to cubicles. Now, for many office workers, the cubicles are also gone. There are only desks.If you’re under 40, you might have never experienced the joy of walls at work.
In the open-plan office, wireless headphones are the new cubicles.
..has ushered in a new era of office etiquette—and created a whole new set of problems.
American work culture, seeping around the globe, threatens to ruin the pleasures and benefits of public, communal sleep