[stevoski]

For programming (or other work that involves intense logical thinking), nothing beats silence for my productivity.

Complete silence is, unfortunately, unachievable. But music of any genre, the buzz of people talking, a droning TV - all seem to interfere with my ability to concentrate on a hard problem.

[woofyman]

I'm the same. Any noise breaks my concentration.

[dman]

Same here, wish offices were built with attention to varying needs of silence levels by different employees.