I also enjoy working in an open office. For me it makes so easy to just pass by and say hello to start a conversation. But my company office is really well des

I also enjoy working in an open office. For me it makes so easy to just pass by and say hello to start a conversation. But my company office is really well designed for that. We also have a lot of meeting rooms where teams can go when they want to do something together that is more noisy or needs more concentration. We have individual rooms for people that wants to concentrate or for managers that want to work on something sensitive. But even that way you will see some teams that are more open than others. You still can have silos, but if you had teams in individual rooms the isolation will be complete. So open offices help, but are not the complete answer. The company values also play a big role on helping in an open and friendly communication. > This isn't the trend in tech, I have a lot of developer colleagues that would prefer to stay at home, or at the very least isolate the tech department from the rest of the company. For me this is the company values part. If you feel that you don't fit or that you have nothing in common with the rest of the people of the company that's an issue to solve.