I’ve mentally given up trying to fight open workspaces and hotdesks. Arguing about why it’s become the standard doesn’t help me. So I either work from home when I feel like doing intense work, or I’ve accepted that my productivity isn’t going to be as high at office.

And it’s not just the noise. I don’t like it when I feel like people are looking over my shoulder. I just concentrate better in a smaller, self contained room.