Thread by @TheTattooedProf

"I've heard many faculty members" say they don't need offices? There's no effing way that's true. None whatsoever.

https://twitter.com/ryanaboyd/status/1373040030332035077

Also, it shouldn't escaped our notice that "open-office" setups are becoming en vogue for admins and campus planners at the same time we're seeing the corporate world realize that they don't, in fact, do what they were supposed to in terms of collaboration and productivity.

Planners and forecasters: "we need to acknowledge that pandemics and other public health concerns will be with us moving forward in higher ed"
Also planners and forecasters: "we should totally do open offices and shared lockers"

There is no campus I'm aware of where the president and cabinet-level admins are housed in open-office setups. If they're so cool and collaborative, one would think the folks who use the word "innovate" more than anyone else on campus would be all over them, right? 🙄

Admins: We should consider open office spaces.
Me: Cool. You first.