I'm not saying that people asking work-related questions is a Bad Thing(TM)--I'm saying the assertion that you can easily get into a distraction-free groove in

I'm not saying that people asking work-related questions is a Bad Thing(TM)--I'm saying the assertion that you can easily get into a distraction-free groove in the office is not necessarily true. It might be true in the case of a small start-up, but I've never found it to be the case in my experience (and I've never worked in an office with more than 40 or 50 people). At home, I can close to the door to our "office" and everyone knows that I am not to be disturbed. At the office, I'm in an open cube plan, so short of doing some sort of jwz-style camo netting, it's harder to convey "leave me alone."