I too, hate open floor plans. At one of my previous jobs, we had 2 developers on a team with a couple BI analysts, designers, marketing people. Truth is, I enjo

I too, hate open floor plans. At one of my previous jobs, we had 2 developers on a team with a couple BI analysts, designers, marketing people. Truth is, I enjoyed their company. They were a pretty good group of people to be around. Only problem was the constant interruptions that would occur. Either by people who were looking for another co-worker who was not at their desk, or the co-workers themselves. People couldn't understand how I managed to miss calls on the cellphone I put in front of my desk (on silent/non-vibrate). Most of the time it's because I'm so focused on my work I don't notice the black screen change for 10 seconds, or it's simply because I'm in the flow and I can't afford to let it disrupt me. There was one co-worker who would only ever IM me (I don't check IMs until I'm free), and I never realized it until now, but I really appreciate that. Occasionally working at home only makes it worse. My family still doesn't really have an idea what I do for a job, and to them, interrupting someone typing stuff on a keyboard all day or asking them questions is perfectly normal. I too, seem very detached or out-of-it to people when I'm focused on my work. I've been experimenting with working only in late hours when everyone else is asleep to get an hour of two of pure focus. It's been working amazingly well, but it's definitely more commitment.