It was like I was an afterthought. I've spent 10 years in financial services, where I worked in everything from high-walled cubicles to open office floor plans to eventually having my very own office.

Open floor plans allow managers to interact with and observe employees ... “Balancing collaboration and focus is important to making the most of an open office layout,” she said. “Tools like ...

Benefit: Open floor plans allow more space to spread out when entertaining. One of the biggest plusses of open floor plans is ...

“If a standard-sized open living space is broken into living, dining, and home office areas ... a polarizing layout for buyers. “Typically we see a lot of 'open floor plans' by developers ...

Open floor plans allow managers to interact with and ... and focus is important to making the most of an open office layout,” she said. “Tools like noise-canceling headphones can be game ...