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Re:Open plan offices attract highest levels of worker dissat... by sahglie on Thursday September 19, 2013 @10:09AM (#6411701)
For me the thing that is really the worst about the open workspace is not the noise--I can put in ear plugs and then noise reducing headphones. The worst is seeing people move around in my peripheral vision, that just makes it impossible to concentrate.
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Re:Open plan offices attract highest levels of worker dissat... by hammock on Thursday September 19, 2013 @10:15AM (#6411739)
Have you tried blinders? Funny enough this ad says "Blinders, because she shies at new ideas"

http://www.matthewkressel.net/wp-content/uploads/blinders.jp...

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Re:Open plan offices attract highest levels of worker dissat... by sahglie on Thursday September 19, 2013 @01:46PM (#6413089)
LOL, I haven't. Thinking about a dev wearing those on top of noise reducing headphones is a pretty great mental image though. :-)
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Re:Open plan offices attract highest levels of worker dissat... by scrabble on Thursday September 19, 2013 @10:32AM (#6411843)
I agree. I absolutely hate visual distractions. They occur constantly in the open office I'm in. It used to be worse as my desk faced a popular meeting room, but it's still pretty bad.
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Re:Open plan offices attract highest levels of worker dissat... by GFischer on Thursday September 19, 2013 @03:07PM (#6413545)
I think I read here that people in wall-facing desks on shared offices are more stressed (due to unconscious worry/instincts due to people moving at your back)
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