Ergonomics
Open Plan
Main Features:
An open plan office is a large space with very little walls, there are no seperate rooms so everyone is working together. this is different to a cellular office which has cubicles for each person.
Advantages:
- Easy to communicate with others
- You don't feel confined
- You can work as a team
- The workers can be watched more easily
- You can move around more
- Everyone can be told something at once
Disadvantages:
- There is less privacy as people can see and hear you
- People are more easily distracted by others
- It might get hotter because of the amount of computers and people in one room
- Your work can easily be copied by others
- Equipment can be stolen
- Can be noisey
Examples of where open plan offices are used:
- Schools
- Call centres
- Small businesses