How rare is it to have your own office nowadays? (consulting, job)

[slcity]

Several years ago, my company (a tech company, but not in Silicon Valley) actually gave everyone their own office.

Then they decided to hop on the "open workspace" trend, and put people in wide open spaces with multiple people at large desks. Not surprisingly, people did not like the open workspace setup, as it reduced privacy and you had to deal with a lot of nearby conversations that were irrelevant to you.

Surprisingly, the company actually listened to people's feedback, and they stopped doing the open workspaces. They actually went back to giving everyone their own office.

How much of a unicorn is my company nowadays? Would it be pretty much impossible to find another company that lets you have your own office?

[macroy]

I've never worked at a place where EVERYONE had their own office. So yours "might" be a unicorn.
I did work at a consulting firm where we all had offices, but not our own - you typically had an office mate. Albeit depending on the task/engagement - you may be by yourself the majority of the time as your officemate is always on a client site.

That said - I've been in senior leadership roles or a consultant for the last 15 or so years. So I either had my own office or nothing at all (basically conference rooms).

I wouldn't be surprised if you see more hoteling now that WFH becomes more of a norm As a C-Level, I actually don't have an office right now. I'm 100% from home. When I do go in, I just grab a cubicle.

[Moby Hick]

I've had my own office (with real walls and a door) since 2008. It's really nice, especially those times when I managed to get a view.

[Hemlock140]

You left out the correct answer, some office, some cubicles. In my building of 400+ people, the two floors both have private offices around the far end and both sides, for managers/directors, and cubicles in the center for the rest. We have no open workspaces. My office is about 10'x12' with one wall all glass facing the water (Elliot Bay, Seattle).

[gus2]

I've had my own office for a long time, but I did start out sharing with an officemate back in the day. Still, a real office with a wall of windows and a door.

[joe from dayton]

A mix of offices, private cubes, and shared cubes.

[Taffee72]

I've had a mix. And for some strange reason, most of the offices I've had were overheated; whereas often freezing in the cubes.

[Prickly Pear]

When I was still working at the satellite office and was basically 90% field and 10% office, I had a small desk basically with my name and some papers on it. By the time I left it became an open shared space. Then I transferred to a 90% office and 10% field job at the main office and I have a dedicated cube. My cube has it's own window which is extremely nice, as I have 100% control of the blinds and can control the brightness as needed. Downside to the cube is it's next to the microwave/water cooler/coffee maker/printer so there's always noises. One day I will have my own office hopefully.

[Serious Conversation]

Very rare for an individual contributor. It's expected for managers and above.

[emm74]

I had an office at my prior job. Current job has issues regarding space availability so if I return to the office, I would have a cubicle, but more likely that I will end up in a full time WFH situation - in part because not having a private office is an issue with the work I do which includes dealing with confidential information.