I can't recall a time in the last 1-2 years when someone complained about it Pick one (or more): * they don't know the alternative * they're afraid to speak

I can't recall a time in the last 1-2 years when someone complained about it Pick one (or more): * they don't know the alternative * they're afraid to speak up and sound un-cool * they don't realize it's actually killing their ability to focus * they do so privately and are ignored by the higher ups Audio-visual distractions have proven to be detrimental to focused, "intellectual", work. Not by an article on Medium, but by actual research[1]. Time[2] and time again[3] and again[4], ad infinitum. Open office is the anti-vaxx of today's tech world, where all known data is ignored in favor of superstition. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Second-Edition/dp/0932633439 https://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Second... [2] http://www.news.com.au/open-plan-offices-make-you-sick/story-e6frfm69-1111118550887 http://www.news.com.au/open-plan-offices-make-you-sick/story... [3] http://online.rivier.edu/open-office-layout-and-employee-productivity/ http://online.rivier.edu/open-office-layout-and-employee-pro... [4] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494413000340 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494413...