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https://fire2020.org/how-a-22-person-design-agency-stopped-paying-for-empty-desks-and-cut-overhead-by-40/

Comment 1: Oh man, I totally hear you on the noise issue. Our open office sounded great in theory until the constant chatter made it impossible to concentrate. We had to invest in noise-cancelling headphones and even then, productivity took a hit