While open offices may not appeal to all employees, new research finds that younger generations do want them and are willing to accept the drawbacks. We worked with Poly to survey 5,150 workers and found that over half of generation Zs (Gen Z) and millennials desire open offices compared to 38% of baby boomers. Even more interesting is that more than half of Gen Zs say they are most productive working around noise or talking to others, while 60% of boomers are most productive when it’s quiet – which is probably why Gen Zs prefer to work in a physical office instead of from home.
While open offices may not appeal to all employees, new research finds that younger generations do want them and are willing to accept the drawbacks. We worked with Poly to survey 5,150 workers and found that over half of generation Zs (Gen Z) and millennials desire open offices compared to 38% of baby boomers. Even more interesting is that more than half of Gen Zs say they are most productive working around noise or talking to others, while 60% of boomers are most productive when it’s quiet – which is probably why Gen Zs prefer to work in a physical office instead of from home.