"Why can't an introvert put on headphones or simply disregard irrelevant conversations"
The whole point with the office (for me) is to provide an environment to maximize developer output of value.
I do not need to serendeptiously eavesdrop on every discussion on the floor with 40 people to provide maximum ouput. What I do need, is quiet.
Vice versa it is fair to ask why cant the people who yearn extra stimulus to install disco lights in their offices and play some bazar tape from their headphones :)
The whole point with the office (for me) is to provide an environment to maximize developer output of value.
I do not need to serendeptiously eavesdrop on every discussion on the floor with 40 people to provide maximum ouput. What I do need, is quiet.
Vice versa it is fair to ask why cant the people who yearn extra stimulus to install disco lights in their offices and play some bazar tape from their headphones :)