Fans of the movie Office Space, take heed - you now have Science on your side thanks to a study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Management.<br /><br />Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation researchers have declared the open-plan workspace to be detrimental to your mental and physical health. Interpreting research from around the world regarding the psychological and physical effects of modern office design schemes, Dr. Vinesh Oommen and colleagues have determined that the transition by many employers and organizations to cheaper, more "economically profitable" business office layouts wherein individuals are deprived of more comfortable space and privacy arrangements contribute to decreased productivity and increased anxiety and stress among employees.

Fans of the movie Office Space, take heed - you now have Science on your side thanks to a study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Management.<br /><br />Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation researchers have declared the open-plan workspace to be detrimental to your mental and physical health. Interpreting research from around the world regarding the psychological and physical effects of modern office design schemes, Dr. Vinesh Oommen and colleagues have determined that the transition by many employers and organizations to cheaper, more "economically profitable" business office layouts wherein individuals are deprived of more comfortable space and privacy arrangements contribute to decreased productivity and increased anxiety and stress among employees.

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