I m fortunate in that I will have two full size walls. Most cubicle walls have space for small things, but plotter printouts or a whiteboard are right out. These often essential tools are lost to the cube dweller, leading to a further loss of productivity. The last point is the subtle message sent when some people are in offices and other in cubicles. The people in cubicles can t help but feel their contributions are not as valued, or that they aren t quite part of the team.
People use all sorts of clues to figure out who s where on the feeding chain.
Working in a cubicle is still generally perceived as being lower status than working in an office. For some people, this is almost as important as money. Supposedly, all the deadwood has been trimmed from work organizations now, and the work people are doing has to get done. Putting some people in cubicles is gambling that you ll save some money.