I thought having my own office meant I'd 'arrived,' but it was depressing. Here's why open-plan office layouts are best.

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Jennifer Moore said having her own office for the first time was depressing and soul-crushing.

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I'm a millennial who thought cubicles were a dreary relic from the '90s — then I realized they can be social and personal

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Sydney Baker sitting in front of an office cubicle. There is a chair behind her and a desk with a laptop and computer monitor on it.
Sydney Baker started working in an office cubicle in July 2023.

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