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When I was junior I shared an office with a senior. I was constantly asking him questions. He pretty much knew everything, I'm not kidding, this guy was amazing. So this arrangement worked out really well for me, but not sure how much he liked having his work interrupted so much. Could be that between the two of us, the benefits averaged out to zero.



This is where headphones can help. Headphones on, don't bother the person or only chat.

That was an unwritten rule the last time I worked in an open space.


I find people don't care and will talk to you with or without headphones on and expect you to take them off.


About half at my last job always had headphones on to be able to concentrate.


This is the way




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