Could you get used to working like this?

[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
most desktop support guys are lucky to have a larger cube...we have a burn-in room that is used for locking up equipment with card access.

In today's business space models it's common for executives to be given cubes and offices reserved for officers only.

I feel like any manager who actually 'manages' people needs to have an office with a door. There are a hundred and one things a person will need to talk to their manager about at some point that require privacy.

 

[Daishiki]

We have the 4.5~ foot walls with 6 inches of glass at the top in addition to offices. It makes it easier to see if someone's at their desk so that I don't have to walk all the way to their desk to find out that they're not there. However, conversations aren't very private. But hey, I can see the outside with these walls, so I'm happy.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: spidey07
lemme guess? Japenese company?

No, British founded company.

In that case, I've worked in environment you're speaking of. It totally sucks. It's extremely loud and you can never really concentrate or focus. Overall it makes you completely miserable. Not only that but everybody and their mother will stop by every 5 minutes "hey, can you do this. Obviously you are doing anything important because you're right here in the open!"

Sounds like someone has a case of "The Mondays".

(I am not picking on you. It was just the first thing that popped in my mind when I read your post. At least five posts that followed also qualified.)

MotionMan

 

[Howard]

I don't think it's a good idea for one's space to be so easy intruded upon. It's much easier to waste time when you don't have some sort of a barrier up.

 

[Tommouse]

I'm surprised so many people are opposed to the "open office" style layout. My current job is setup like that and I like it a lot, it makes work a whole lot more fun when I can talk with my co workers more. Granted my co workers are cool, which counts for a lot. I will get a pic on Monday.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Tommouse
I'm surprised so many people are opposed to the "open office" style layout. My current job is setup like that and I like it a lot, it makes work a whole lot more fun when I can talk with my co workers more. Granted my co workers are cool, which counts for a lot. I will get a pic on Monday.

It would be impossible for me to do my work without having my own office with a door to close.

MotionMan, Esq.

 

[PrinceofWands]

I've done a few different cubicle jobs in my life...it's NEVER worth it.

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: spidey07
lemme guess? Japenese company?

No, British founded company.

In that case, I've worked in environment you're speaking of. It totally sucks. It's extremely loud and you can never really concentrate or focus. Overall it makes you completely miserable. Not only that but everybody and their mother will stop by every 5 minutes "hey, can you do this. Obviously you are doing anything important because you're right here in the open!"

No kidding. It's impossible to actually concentrate and work on stuff because you're always overhearing other people's conversations or having people interrupt you.

 

[her209]

I have a habit of picking my nose when no one can see me so this setup would be no good for me.

 

[RichUK]

Looks like a sweat shop. No thanks.

 

[imported_Imp]

Wow... let me get this straight. They're using low cubicles as opposed to isolated, sound dampening, light reducing high cubicles and you're complaining?...

I worked two summers in an office with 6 foot high cubicles and maybe 2 people per area who are NOT separated by a wall at least 6 feet high. That place was dead. The only place where people were really chummy was at the place in the office where about 10 people out of 100 had waist high cubicles. I loved that area cause it actually felt like we weren't just drones. I had a chance to visit about 15 other offices in the division and the ones that were most alive (and funnest to be at) were the ones with the fewest walls and most people in one area not closed off. Then again... how would I be able to surf all day in peace without them walls.

 

[krunchykrome]

I couldn't work like that. Granted, I do work in a cubicle, but it's an actual cube, with room to move around and the walls are high so no one can see you.

And as you move up, you eventually get an office.

The type of office you are describing would make me hate my job.

 

[compuwiz1]

Glad I have my own office with a door.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Hell no. :thumbsdown:

Thats sweatshop status, I would look elsewhere.

 

[chusteczka]

Low cubicle walls allow natural light to reach everyone's work area. So long as there are no offices on the outer edges taking up the window space.

I prefer the natural light and connected feeling with co-workers but low cubicle walls would seriously bother me if a co-worker spent much time on the telephone.

 

[MotionMan]

"I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven, I told Bill that if Sandra is going to listen to her headphones while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn down the radio because I enjoy listening at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven. "

MotionMan

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Originally posted by: Howard
I don't think it's a good idea for one's space to be so easy intruded upon. It's much easier to waste time when you don't have some sort of a barrier up.

:thumbsup:

So trmiv, you want to take up new job in cubicle-land solely to reduce commute time from 20 miles to 5 miles in the Raleigh area?

It would take more than that for me to move.

 

[Skeeedunt]

I would just look at girls all day. Plus everyone could see you neffing on ATOT. No way.

 

[mjrpes3]

Originally posted by: puffff
This is what my work environment looks like.

The guy in the bottom left corner has no shame.

Oh, and the was a good book about office environments, called Peopleware, that argued quiet environments where small groups (2-5 people) had their own office were more productive than cubicle farms. Keep in mind, the book was about ideal conditions for software developers, a class of workers who often need extended periods of peace and quiet to get any work done.

 

[radioouman]

I wouldn't do it. I've been working for 3.5 years in an office with no privacy. I constantly have people walking right behind me which distracts me. There are conversations going continuously, all day and I can't concentrate on anything that I need to get done. It is very stressful, and my anxiety level builds if I spend too much time in the office. Fortunately, I get to so work on my customer's site whenever needed, so I'll go spend a couple weeks there to recover.