I'm working one of those places right now. Heck, over the course of five jobs I've never been at a place where it wasn't open-plan with music playing. I've unf

I'm working one of those places right now. Heck, over the course of five jobs I've never been at a place where it wasn't open-plan with music playing. I've unfortunately needed to acquire a collection of earplugs and headphones to defend against the noise. I have seen one place with private offices (albeit for higher-ranking management), and that was at Yahoo! Everywhere else had management on the benches with the rest of the team. Maybe it's a cultural thing around here in Sydney.