I have the exact same feelings, in an open office and are a developer who does braindead work then it's great as you can chat while working on repetitive tasks.

I have the exact same feelings, in an open office and are a developer who does braindead work then it's great as you can chat while working on repetitive tasks. Anything that requires thinking, such as fixing a release-blocker bug that is very obvious once you get in the zone is pretty much lost.