Question for cube-monkeys:

[OCGuy]

Why don't you have an office yet, slacker?

 

[Printer Bandit]

have nothing to hide.

 

[Turin39789]

we dont even have cubes. Just brown folding tables

 

[OCGuy]

we dont even have cubes. Just brown folding tables

That sounds...depressing...

 

[Sentrosi2121]

Very depressing.
The only protection you have against the zombie hordes is to stack the tables against the doors. But don't worry. That ALWAYS works.

 

[Macamus Prime]

As long as they keep paying me $80K a year, I don't care.

 

[MiniDoom]

I try to fit in with the common folk.

 

[gorcorps]

No kidding, I have my own office and I've been here ~ 1.5 months

 

[Blackjack200]

As long as they keep paying me $80K a year, I don't care.

This. lol, almost to the dollar

 

[Crusty]

Work from home. Problem solved.

 

[vi edit]

The only way to get that is to be a manager. And that would mean more headaches without much of an increase in pay. Not worth it.

 

[blackdogdeek]

too lazy

 

[Blackjack200]

The only way to get that is to be a manager. And that would mean more headaches without much of an increase in pay. Not worth it.

Yep, our office policy is that you don't get an office unless you have 3 or more direct reports. Being a cube-monkey vs. dealing with 3 direct reports is not even close.

<3 my cube.

 

[trmiv]

I went to an interview at a place once where no one had offices. I guess they used to, but they had recently completed a "re-imagining" of their workspace to "eliminate the walls of separation." The offices that walls could be removed were, and the others were turned into meeting spaces. Everyone from executives to regular workers sat in these low walled cubes or long rows of tables. It was absurd, absolutely no privacy. They claimed it "encouraged collaboration and innovation."

My attitude towards the job went south the minute I saw that, I mailed in the interview and needless to say I don't work there.

 

[zebano]

Only directors and above are allowed offices, and since I like to actually get work done I haven't moved over to management yet.

 

[Anubis]

Why don't you have an office yet, slacker?

because no one here has offices

 

[Wyndru]

I have an old stinky couch in my office. Sometimes it gets annoying always having people coming in to hang out, they just want to lay on the couch and make it stinkier.

 

[AstroManLuca]

At least I have a window.

 

[Electric Amish]

Tell me about it.... 15years

 

[Scotteq]

I went to an interview at a place once where no one had offices. I guess they used to, but they had recently completed a "re-imagining" of their workspace to "eliminate the walls of separation." The offices that walls could be removed were, and the others were turned into meeting spaces. Everyone from executives to regular workers sat in these low walled cubes or long rows of tables. It was absurd, absolutely no privacy. They claimed it "encouraged collaboration and innovation."

My attitude towards the job went south the minute I saw that, I mailed in the interview and needless to say I don't work there.

It's not to encourage 'collaboration and Innovation" - It's so the people around can easily see if anyone is screwing off at work. And also because anyone who would be inclined to screw off at work would also be perfectly aware that everyone else can see at a glance what they are doing.

So nobody spends time on non~company~work, and productivity goes up.

 

[Anubis]

At least I have a window.

i have a skylight

 

[bignateyk]

I have an office with a door. My boss has a cube.

 

[Blackjack200]

It's not to encourage 'collaboration and Innovation" - It's so the people around can easily see if anyone is screwing off at work. And also because anyone who would be inclined to screw off at work would also be perfectly aware that everyone else can see at a glance what they are doing.

So nobody spends time on non~company~work, and productivity goes up.

I actually liked working in a row of desks at my last job. I became real good friends with my neighbor and we would talk about stuff while we worked (it was monotonous spreadsheet stuff, so it really didn't affect our productivity.)

 

[Fausto]

the only way to get that is to be a manager. And that would mean more headaches without much of an increase in pay. Not worth it.

where the HELL are my tps reports?!!?!?

 

[OCGuy]

because no one here has offices

False.


Although judging by this thread, companies have a wide-range of setups, so office doesn't always show status.

I was just poking fun