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That office with a door.... Who offers that these days, and can I please go work there?
by twobyfour 10y ago
That office with a door.... Who offers that these days, and can I please go work there?
- logfromblammo 10y agoPersonally, it's gone like this: Year Workspace Door? Locks? Key? Window? 1 1/4 cubicle no no no yes 2 pair office yes no no yes! 3-4 home yes yes yes yes 5-6 office yes no no no 7 5/8 cubicle no no no yes! 8 1/4 cubicle no no no no 9 office yes yes no no 10 3/4 cubicle no no no yes 11-12 full cubicle no no no no 13-14 office yes yes no no 15-17 office yes yes no no Locations are 1-4 Chicago, IL; 5-8 Madison, WI; 9-17 near-South military-industrial complex, USA It seems as though companies that require security clearance placed higher value on doors, locks, and the dangers of overheard conversation. They have always had at least 3 standard-height cubicle walls per employee. Although windows are apparently a security risk. But no one seems to care about whether employees can lock up their own workspaces upon leaving work. My offices of late have always had locks, but no one ever bothers giving me the key. To anything. Not the door, not the desk, not the cabinets. That's why I can now pop the lock on office furniture with just a paper clip and a binder clip. I'd only leave anything valuable in my workspace if I had a key to the door lock, and as you can see from the table above...