I am also stuck adjacent to the sales group with not even the minimal cubicle walls separating desks. Their standard work process seems to be make a sales call,

I am also stuck adjacent to the sales group with not even the minimal cubicle walls separating desks. Their standard work process seems to be make a sales call, then chat and joke around for half an hour. I recently converted my standard headphones into industrial noise-isolating headphones. http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/01/fix-a-broken-pair-of-headphones-with-20-earmuffs/ http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/01/fix-a-broken-pair-of-he... It might signal that I'm not a 'team player', but my productivity is way up.