"They're productive, but it's boring. Sounds are muted, there's no animation from the employees, it just seems like it could be an accounting firm as much as it could be a software developer. I'm not sure what I was expecting, maybe more people running around with Nerf dart guns..."

Actually, for thinking and concentrating, I prefer a quiet working environment versus working in a roomful of people who basically act like a bunch of raucous seventh graders. The workplace is a "workplace", not a gymnasium, not a game room, and certainly not a pool room.. Do that on your own time. You are paid to come to work to produce for the salary you are being paid for by the company, bottom line. I understand the workplace shouldn't be a dreary place to come to, and there is nothing wrong with taking a little break every once in while, but it shouldn't be a Dave and Buster's or a Gold's Gym either. The workplace should be about "working", not playing silly games, lifting weights, or shooting the breeze all day long. It is not meant to be your living room. You are not being paid to come to work to be entertained IMHO.:-D