Maybe this is a sales-heavy organization, but if they're hiring engineers, requiring synchronous communication is terrible. The amount of time spent getting back into flow will be huge, every time someone comes over for a "quick question".<p>> And the best part of this new norm is the change in the atmosphere, Dooris concludes. "Before, there were just too many occasions of listening to the sounds of the office and only hearing the clicking of keyboard. Now you can hear the excitement and people talking."<p>Yes, having a quiet environment is just <i>horrible</i>.<p><a href="https://signalvnoise.com/posts/3357-an-office-with-ldquolibrary-rulesrdquo" rel="nofollow">https://signalvnoise.com/posts/3357-an-office-with-ldquolibr...</a>