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That is so awesome... you have a door?!?

I have an office. Intermediate dev/ba.

I've gotten a taste for it now. I could reluctantly work in a small shared office with other programmers, but I would have to be desperate to ever go back to an open office. That or get paid a lot.

Good headphones work to some extent too.

That's only a part of it.

It's also a sign you're not valued. Let's see how many of you we can cram in there.

Many buildings in areas with lots of defense and medical industry will be set up to be all offices.

I'm glad I get to work in a hybrid environment. We all have laptops for the actual coding. Have a number of rooms, lounge areas and meeting spaces as well as a central open area for coding. I usually code collaboratively with some of the team members in open space. Sometimes alone in lounge with good music in background, sometimes in a closed room whichever gets me in the zone. The rule is if you don't see someone in open area then you gotta slack.

I absolutely believe giving developers the freedom to choose a personal space with walls and doors is very essential to productivity.

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