The corporate life has been glamorized since the better part of the century, spurred by a robust and fast-growing economy following the industrial boom. Industrial tradesmen were replaced with mechanized solutions and a ‘traditional’ job became mainstream. An individual with a nine-to-five job was suddenly considered stable and hardworking, and the daily grind became the status quo. The corporate workplace has since evolved and continues to be a dominant part of a worker’s life - particularly those who spend an upwards of 40 hours at the office. This is not entirely unacceptable - in an age where most of us ‘live to work’, employees expect to spend long hours at the office if necessary. However, more isn’t better. Study after study shows that employee productivity is not a result of how long a task takes them to complete, but how motivated they feel. Your office design and build can go a long way in influencing this.