It was like I was an afterthought. I've spent 10 years in financial services, where I worked in everything from high-walled cubicles to open office floor plans to eventually having my very own office.

Why? Blame the new open office floor plan design. If you’re an Apple employee this is a big change. Up until now you’ve been used to having your own office space. But the new Apple Park will ...

An open floor plan has long been considered a design choice that promotes collaboration and communication among teammates in an office environment. However, that’s not the case for every team.