Mark Boslet and Katherine Conrad: End of the Cubicle?
Mark Boslet and Katherine Conrad write Valley companies dump cubicles for open office spaces.
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Like other valley stalwarts, including Intel and Sun Microsystems, Cisco is casting aside the cubicle culture that has thrived in the United States since the late 1960s. In its place, the company is embracing a new workplace design that saves space and money, and encourages collaboration among co-workers.
Cisco is not the first to forsake the cube. Younger companies such as Google and VMware have created open office spaces that still retain assigned seating. But as the valley’s largest employer - and with 6 million square feet of South Bay real estate - Cisco’s decision reflects a push for efficiency and a trend that emphasizes the bottom line.
[via SiliconValley.com]