Although private offices may be more difficult to achieve, I'm amazed at the number of companies that do not take daylight into consideration. It has been proven to increase worker performance and mood, yet companies continuously rent office space in dark, cavernous buildings. Sometimes they even brag about it. Then they wonder why they can't hire decent workers or why their workers are leaving or simply being unproductive. No, the small glare on monitors is not a reason to rent some dark warehouse with no windows; it's an excuse, a pretty lame one at that. Of course, this is one of the many problems solved by working from home.
Although private offices may be more difficult to achieve, I'm amazed at the number of companies that do not take daylight into consideration. It has been proven to increase worker performance and mood, yet companies continuously rent office space in dark, cavernous buildings. Sometimes they even brag about it. Then they wonder why they can't hire decent workers or why their workers are leaving or simply being unproductive. No, the small glare on monitors is not a reason to rent some dark warehouse with no windows; it's an excuse, a pretty lame one at that. Of course, this is one of the many problems solved by working from home.