After working in all three: office, cubicle, & open space, I assure you, anyone who gets honest about it will admit the open space is absolutely the most miserable environment to spend the majority of your waking life in.

I have been that guy. He’s not on a call with a customer. He’s trying to understand something very complex and build a complete mental model of it. In four minutes, he will be close to putting together the final pieces of this hour-long endeavor, and the music he is using to attempt to drown out the banter the company…