[danm07]

I've been in a couple of co-working spaces uses the open-office concept. It's generally pretty good when everyone is a developer, but then there's the occasional sales/customer service person, which is what this article seems to allude to.

I think open-office is a great concept that just needs to be refined a little: i.e. stricter enforcement of phone/loudness etiquette.

[user5994461]

And what to do with people who have to grab the phone or talk?

They have nowhere to isolate because it's a f------- open office.

[danm07]

I have to agree. I wish open offices comes with their own bathroom-stall like cubbies for people who need to jump on a call.

... or hire Terry Tate, office linebacker: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ar83_terry-tate-office-li...

[ceras]

At my company there are meeting rooms, phone rooms, focus rooms, and social common spaces like micro-kitchens you can go to.

[user5994461]

So you go there and they're already all taken.

Yep. Never seen an open office company with enough of those. It's a curse.