I still remember the hell of working on extremely complicated n-tiered enterprise software during the loud, daily shoot-the-breezes from nearby co-workers. The

I still remember the hell of working on extremely complicated n-tiered enterprise software during the loud, daily shoot-the-breezes from nearby co-workers. The "manager" had a quiet walled office and did not care, the noise was not their problem. After a company buyout, nearly every single one of them lost their jobs. This actually happened.