When over 180,000 tech professionals from 180+ countries descend on Dubai for five straight days, you know you’re in for something extraordinary. GITEX Global 2025, held October 13-17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, lived up to its reputation as the world’s largest technology and AI showcase—and HushPod was right there in the middle of it all.
Let’s be honest—open-plan offices can be chaos. Between impromptu desk conversations, conference calls on speaker, and that one colleague who types like they’re angry at their keyboard, finding a quiet spot to actually think is nearly impossible. That’s where office pods come in, and if you’re reading this, you’re probably tired of hunting for empty meeting rooms or hiding in the coffee shop downstairs just to get work done.
Open offices seemed like a brilliant idea on paper. Tear down the walls, foster collaboration, create energy, save space—what could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, quite a bit. While the concept looked great in architectural renderings, the reality has been a mixed bag of constant distractions, zero privacy, and a lot of frustrated employees wearing noise-canceling headphones like it’s part of the dress code.
