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Do open offices improve collaboration?
19 Mar 2024

Do open offices improve collaboration?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: During the pandemic, my company reduced our office space.  Now many of us are being asked to return to the office.  The offices are no longer the same.  Our office space is all open.  No one has a cube.  … Continued

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The challenges of an open office environment
25 Jul 2022

The challenges of an open office environment

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I work in an open office environment.   I must be extra sensitive to noise.  Some of my co-workers are loud.  Some hum while doing their work.  One guy blows bubbles with his bubble gum, and then they pop loudly. … Continued

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Is my co-worker vaccinated?
31 May 2021

Is my co-worker vaccinated?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: COVID-19, Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I work in a suburban office park in Massachusetts.  We adopted the open office style years ago.  Some have private offices, but most of us do not.  During the month of May, we were told by our CEO that … Continued

COVID-19, job doc blog, nervousness, open office, reopening, returning to work, vaccination
COVID anxiety and returning to the office
24 May 2021

COVID anxiety and returning to the office

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: COVID-19, Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: My employer is asking us to return to the office full-time on July 1.  I am super anxious about returning to an office.  I don’t know who is vaccinated and who is not.  I want my employer to tell … Continued

COVID-19, job doc blog, nervousness, open office, returning to work
Open office environments, they look great, but…
20 May 2019

Open office environments, they look great, but…

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: My company is moving to an open office concept.  I am easily distracted and feel like this will really hinder my performance.  We have many noisy people in our offices, including gum snappers, flip flop flappers, whistlers and hummers, … Continued

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