>...I was still getting interrupted by phone calls. Calls that would last 10-20 seconds, that type of conversations in an open space wouldn't be as distracting.
Think about the other people around you. When you are getting phone calls in a private office you are not distracting them from your work - every phone call you get in an open floor plan will be distracting to everyone around you.
Think about the other people around you. When you are getting phone calls in a private office you are not distracting them from your work - every phone call you get in an open floor plan will be distracting to everyone around you.