[greedo]

I personally do not love hearing every personal detail from my neighbors when I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue. Nor do I enjoy having a coworker trim his fingernails on a weekly basis in my open are. The idea the open floor plans are good is only for people whom rarely need to deeply concentrate.

Quiet rooms don't help, not everyone has a laptop, nor wants one. You end up with a crappy, un-ergonomic desktop environments. And there are only so many quiet rooms possible. If you use one continually, you get marked as the social deviant.

Shareable offices? How is that any different than the old "hoteling" concept? Sharing an office is going to be first come first served, same as your quiet rooms. No diff.

If managers, directors, and VPs are willing to use this type of setup, I'd be more tolerant. But in our latest update, they all have dedicated offices. They can't mingle with the hoi polloi, having an office is a signal of their power and prestige.