&gt; My conclusion is that the open office versus closed office depends a ton on culture more than the actual office.<p>Your comment seems to indicate that <i>at best</i> an open office &quot;isn&#x27;t bad&quot; if it&#x27;s basically used like a closed office without walls. That doesn&#x27;t sound like &quot;open office versus closed office depends a ton on culture&quot;, it sounds like &quot;open office being a workable option at all depends on culture&quot;, with closed offices always being at least equivalent and usually being superior.