Having worked in open concept and closed office spaces, I've found pros and cons of each. It's a lot easier to collaborate with your team if it's as easy as say

Having worked in open concept and closed office spaces, I've found pros and cons of each. It's a lot easier to collaborate with your team if it's as easy as saying "let's talk a sec" on IM and then turning around. It's also on average louder, and there's more people moving around. A lot of places don't have enough money to put one person in each office. So they stick 2-3 people in each office. That, for me, is actually worse than open space. In an open space, you can lean back for a moment, go for a walk, look around - your motions don't affect the space itself. In a room with 2 people, if you stop typing and spin around on your chair for a moment, you're being a distraction. In an open space, two coworkers nearby talking doesn't rise above the din -- whereas if someone comes and knocks on your door and has a conversation in your office, it can be very difficult to focus. But obviously, different strokes. edit: to sum this up: I'd rather be alone than in a big group, but I'd rather be in a big group than stuck permanently with 1 or 2 other people.