This is, and has been for many years, the norm in the UK. I&#x27;ve been working for over quarter of a century and have had my own pod&#x2F;room for about 6 months in that time.<p>It&#x27;s something you largely get used to, and in some ways is beneficial. Assuming you&#x27;re working on the same things, it&#x27;s far easier to pop your head up and discuss a quick question than to wander into someone&#x27;s cubicle.<p>If you&#x27;re randomly hotdesking with strangers though, it&#x27;s far less good except as a general social thing.