Over the last decade or so, the technologies used in the workplace have become visibly more compact.  A recent study by the International Facility Management Association shows that the workplace itself is doing the same.  CNN reports:

In 1994, the average office worker had 90 square feet of office space, but the area had been whittled down to 75 square feet in 2010″

New technology and the recession have been mentioned as possible reasons for the shrinkage.  Team-oriented work environments have also been mentioned.

The literal downsize hasn’t quite occurred from top to bottom.  During the same length of time, office space for executive management grew larger.

We guess the phrase “moving on up” now refers to a measurement.