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My last job had an open office concept, however we all had our own desks. So not as bad as either of the pictures. There were five desks in a large room so we could collaborate. It was distracting at times and yes, you could hear/smell everything that was going on.
The open office culture doesn't take away your office. You still keep it, but you also have the open work space. It really depends on how much the company actually cultivates the culture. If they just put you in rows of seats, then it's pretty useless.
I have not seen many companies that allowed people to have an office and a separate desk for the open office area.
Normally, no, but I must say that I had a great experience once with five or six of us in one room, with desks mostly against the wall, facing away from each other. If anyone had a question, the person would just call it out, and if something funny happened, the person would start, "Hey, listen to this..."
For certain types of creative jobs, they probably work fine. However, in a normal office setting, I'd find them to be counter productive. My former company went that route over a year ago, and the feedback from people I stay in touch with is that they hate them. No one qualifies for an office except VP levels on up. Everyone else is on the floor.
I love high cube walls, and I actually know how to collaborate without forced hand holding.
I am sure customers love hearing a boiler room atmosphere in the background.
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