that's what a meeting room is for. Though for an operations team I suppose a single office with N desks might be better. Whiteboards, status dashboards on tvs etc.
As someone who did that, if you can find a way to hang on through uni, do. Dropping out was in some ways good, but in other ways it held me back from good jobs etc for over a decade.
30 years ago today in Yorkshire this loco achieved 148.5mph, setting a new world speed record for a diesel train - an occasion we're celebrating today with a special plaque!