I agree that the quiet working environment is still important, and the research that suggested the open office was better has largely been superseded. (Google,

I agree that the quiet working environment is still important, and the research that suggested the open office was better has largely been superseded. (Google, who started the trend, has moved away from it.) But this generally provides a much-needed update, and I'm going to put this on my "ask in the phone screen" list.