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Agreed. Many people in cubicle farms won't think twice about taking a phone call at their desk. But this is frowned upon in an open office plan, where it is usually expected that you step into the hallway or a phone room.



You must have worked in different open plans than I, which resembled more of a giant chatter box.

Problem was mixing different types of work/communication (engineering and sales), and management who did not care about the impact.




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