Office is for work not play. At the really good/successful companies there's very strong work ethic, so people are not socializing on the floor, making calls, l

Office is for work not play. At the really good/successful companies there's very strong work ethic, so people are not socializing on the floor, making calls, listening to music without headphones. In that case I'd say you have a culture/people management issue, not an office layout issue.