Seventy-six percent of respondents blame their coworkers - whether that person is talking loudly on the phone or just having a conversation nearby. Nearly all (99 percent) of the more than 5,000 employees surveyed report they get distracted while working at their personal workspace 51 percent say the distractions make it difficult to listen to or be heard while on calls and 48 percent say their ability to focus is negatively impacted. 1 problem workers have with open office plans is the noise - and resulting distractions - caused by coworkers, says Jeanne Meister, founding partner of Future Workplace. According to a recent survey from Future Workplace and unified communications company Poly, the No. I can’t get away to get done what I need to I either end up working very late to take advantage of when everyone else goes home, or I work from home.” “Honestly, it’s a nightmare, and I hate it,” says one senior system engineer with a global publishing company who wished to remain anonymous. But some IT employees say open office plans are having exactly the opposite effect. ![]() IT organizations have embraced open office plans to drive cost savings and flexibility and to increase collaboration and productivity.
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