I’ve learned to appreciate open offices after a while - I really like having quick access to colleagues (after quickly asking through chat or when they’re obvio

I’ve learned to appreciate open offices after a while - I really like having quick access to colleagues (after quickly asking through chat or when they’re obviously available). I believe that a good culture and library-like rules can make it work and provide some benefits. It also has some obvious drawbacks (more visual distractions, flu spreading, etc), but I believe the main culprit often is companies having open offices with no “rules” e.g. random people screaming or laughing histerically. People is then forced to isolate themselves with NC-headphones which obviously kills the benefits this layout has.