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Working in an open-plan office environment - experiences, pros & cons, coping mechanism suggestions, etc...

zone_tripper

In my current job, between October 2004 to January 2007, I shared an office with another colleague.  Since her retirement in January 2007, I have largely been working on my own in my own office.  

Due to moving offices, I am temporarily in an open-plan office, which is a bit of a culture shock!  One way of coping is that I am listening to my MP3 player, so that I can block out other conversations and noise.  

Out of curiosity, may I please ask others of your experiences, pros and cons, and coping mechanisms for working in open-plan offices?  

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  • The only time I have worked in an open plan office, was when I did work experience for the Council. I did very mundane tasks, such as filing, and putting letters in envelopes; it was only for two weeks.

    The worst aspect was the heat; the office was like a sauna, even with a window open! - this was in February.

    Because I had set tasks to do, I just got on with them, but I do prefer having my own office. I am afraid I can't really offer any coping strategies, but I actually quite enjoyed listening to the office conversations as an observer, never a participant. I like collecting information about people, and analysing them. I should be a psychologist!

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  • The only time I have worked in an open plan office, was when I did work experience for the Council. I did very mundane tasks, such as filing, and putting letters in envelopes; it was only for two weeks.

    The worst aspect was the heat; the office was like a sauna, even with a window open! - this was in February.

    Because I had set tasks to do, I just got on with them, but I do prefer having my own office. I am afraid I can't really offer any coping strategies, but I actually quite enjoyed listening to the office conversations as an observer, never a participant. I like collecting information about people, and analysing them. I should be a psychologist!

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