.@j_w_baker suggests at #CollabW18 to leave your door open to allow people to collaborate productively.
As someone who doesn't have an office door, I deal with the opposite problem: so many interruptions. I'd relish a chance to shut people out when I need to focus!
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I indulged in a pair of sound cancelling headphones a month back. Now people need to at least wave in my face when they want to interrupt!
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I still reckon these ought to be grant-funded essential equipment in open offices!
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So while yes, I can put on white noise, wearing over ear headphones for long periods give me a migraine. What's really needed IMHO in open plan offices is two-fold: spaces for people to chat without disrupting others, minor training for all residents on how to behave.
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I'm not currently in open plan space. I share my office with others, but it's by no means what one would call open plan. I have been in both open plan and non (like my current set up). Open plan is definitely a better culture overall — buf ofc could just be my limited experience.
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And just to be clear, that's not me complaining about my current set up. I actually love my current office share. But it in the plast joining a closed office share with only people from the same lab was a really tough/unwelcoming experience.
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I agree. (Like so many other things) It'd be great if there was something in place that expectations were set explicitly when people join a group/space. Maybe as part of onboarding?
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One thing that really strikes me when I compare my 1st/2nd hand experiences of US vs UK culture is how little the UK cares about explicitly training us to do things. 
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Yeah I think in the UK it's too often dismissed as "unnecessary bureaucracy" when in fact its just "101 in working as a team".
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And a genuine transferable skill.
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