My productivity has gone down the drain since we've been moved from a traditional individual cubicle scheme to an open plan office. All we have are tables and a short semblance of a metal divider not fully covering my eyes from the eyes of the person ahead. These people are not even in our workgroup; I don't know anything about their work, let alone about them. In the open plan, everyone is a stranger in a strange land.
This is not a healthy work environment. It's particularly unhealthy for me because of my ADHD, but it's not a good idea for anyone. People don't usually notice or react with anxiety to marginal decreases in their productivity.
I can't get a single thing done if I don't have music playing through my headphones. I should be able to sue them later in life for eventual hearing damage. And as a consultant, I'm supposed to come up with solutions to problems people haven't managed to understand in their own turf. I don't just "get things done"; I don't have a list of tasks to finish.
I've complained to all the relevant people, invariably getting the vague promise that one day, one day, something's gonna change. One day.