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Some workers take to building their own symbolic barriers for privacy At Google. somebody went as far as to build a little hut around his cube using cardboard
by drewg123 10y ago
Some workers take to building their own symbolic barriers for privacy
At Google. somebody went as far as to build a little hut around his cube using cardboard boxes that he'd glued together. I wish I had a picture..
- Spooky23 10y agoWhen I started working for the government, there were alot of old timers who would acquire surplus cabinets other things to build mazes to their workspaces. It seemed to be a instinctual compulsion. The ultimate was an angry desktop manager who came up with some security excuse to get a large open area in a basement. They wired up a security camera in the front, and when you got an audience to deal with him in person, you'd need to navigate a maze of palletized equipment (mostly surplus junk) to get to his office. While you did that, he'd slip out a back door.
- mrfusion 10y agoWas he immediately fired?
- Haydos585x2 10y agoWhy would that be a firable offense?
- sean_patel 10y agoIf he was using Amazon Prime cardboard boxes, then yes :)
- drewg123 10y agoEh? Why? Most people had Amazon Prime delivered to work at Google.. Better than letting it get stolen off your doorstep at home.
- jkaptur 10y agoThere is a company-stocked closet full of "construction materials" for this purpose. Of course, it's still an open office...
- sean_patel 10y ago> build a little hut around his cube using cardboard boxes that he'd glued together. Like this => https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/bc/17/61/bc17615c92b9920407fa184c8e9d0a54.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/bc/17/61/bc17615c9...
- drewg123 10y agoNo, not nearly that nice.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoEvery other day at work I joke I will build myself one out of pizza boxes. Honestly, I'd have done that long ago, if I wasn't worried about management disapproving.