Employers fail to______.

Employers spend thousands of dollars and countless hours on training and continuing education, all with hopes of improving productivity and boosting employee spirit. (14)But all too often, they fail to spend time and money on providing a workplace setting where employees can best use their skills. But many of us go to work every day and enter our workspace without even thinking twice about the surroundings and how they affect us. (15) We come to work and do our jobs without thinking about how an improved setting could improve productivity.
    It’s safe to say there’s no corporate standard when it comes to designing the workplace. What works for one company might not work for another company or department. And the debate about whether to go with an open office environment versus a private office culture will go on forever. (17)But no matter what the latest and greatest trends are, the corporate cubicle setting will somehow always be a part of the workplace. However, it doesn’t have to be the traditional setting, with three walls dividing you from the rest of the group and a desk and trays to store paper, family photos, and old office memos. According to a 2002 survey, 10 percent of offices are completely barrier-free with no partitions separating workstations. In these settings, everyone—even management and executives—sits in the open.