I remain of the firm opinion that the only reason people think 6' cube farms are even acceptable is because they're being compared to the hell of fully-open-plan offices.
Every office worker should have the ability to close a door to preserve their privacy and productivity, even if it's on a space no larger than the cube would be.
(It is not at all improbable that my vehemence in this matter is related to my mild-to-moderate ADHD, which made my stint in a 6' cube farm extremely frustrating due to the constant distractions.)
Cubicles were invented in the 1960s to provide a superior and more private alternative to open plan (bullpen) offices of the 1950s [1].
The silly part of all this is the people arguing for open plan offices in the present/recent past as a “superior” and more humanizing and collaborative environment when cubicles were literally invented as a more humane option.
Depends heavily on context. I spent my whole trading career not more then 4 feet from the person to my left, right and front and not more than 7 feet from the guy behind me and it was awesome because we were a highly real time commodities trading team amd needed to hear everything everyone was saying. It has been less good doing it stuff in the later part of my career, as real time communication is nearly irrelevant.
Every office worker should have the ability to close a door to preserve their privacy and productivity, even if it's on a space no larger than the cube would be.
(It is not at all improbable that my vehemence in this matter is related to my mild-to-moderate ADHD, which made my stint in a 6' cube farm extremely frustrating due to the constant distractions.)