Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace. Workplaces need more walls, not fewer. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share via Email More Options Resize Text Print Article Comments 737 By Lindsey Kaufman December 30, 2014 Lindsey Kaufman works in advertising and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her personal essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Our Town Downtown and xoJane. Facebook, like many tech companies, uses the open-space office model. (Ryan Anson/AFP/Getty Images) A year ago, my boss announced that our large New York ad agency would be moving to an open office. After nine years as a senior writer, I was forced to trade in my private office for a seat at a long, shared table. It felt like my boss had ripped off my clothes and left me standing in my skivvies. Our new, modern Tribeca office was beautifully airy, and yet remarkably oppressive. Nothing was private. On the first day, I took my...