Other studies show that open plan offices could cause workers' ill health.

其他研究也表明，开放式办公场所有损员工健康。

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But despite all of their supposed benefits, a number of studies have revealed the downsides to open plan offices.

虽然有那么多的好处，但是仍有许多调查表明了开放式办公设计的缺点。

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Even in the age of open-plan offices and social networks, some work is best left to the individual.

即使现在是开放式办公室和社交网络的时代，有些工作最好还是留给个人去做。

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In these days of open plan offices, casual dress and blurring boundaries between home and work, it can be confusing to figure out whether your boss is behaving inappropriately.

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Open plan offices may be cheaper to set-up, but they deny companies the full use of the human capital they are paying for - so they are a crazily false economy.

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Oliver also has some contrarian advice about how to navigate open-plan offices and cubicles.

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