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> working in a demoralising physical environment like a cubicle farm Since the rise of the open office, I yearn for the cubicle farm.
by commandlinefan 5y ago
> working in a demoralising physical environment like a cubicle farm
Since the rise of the open office, I yearn for the cubicle farm.
- User23 5y agoWorking remote is wonderful. Your work environment is whatever you want it to be, so it’s on you to make it one that makes you effective. Companies that insist on having employees come to an office should learn that lesson. Give your employees control over their work environment. You do trust them, right?
- nathanaldensr 5y agoThey don't; that's why they have human resource departments.
- Lammy 5y agowhatever you can afford*
- graton 5y agoI'm with you. Used to work in a cubicle with 5 foot tall walls. So nice compared to the current open office environment we currently have. Benefits were lack of visual distractions and much fewer audible distractions. We had plenty of opportunities to collaborate when needed.
- Aeolun 5y agoThe cubicle farm only looked like hell because everyone was coming from private offices. Going from open office to cubicle would be fantastic.
- nine_zeros 5y agoI hear you. I used to hate cubicle farms because of the monotony. But open office is just the worst.
- neilv 5y agoCube farms (with ~7 ft. tall walls, not bullpens) are so much better than the typical open office or shared offices, for my preferences. Bonus, if the cube opening is across the hallway from a window, and the cube lets me orient my seating position towards the opening, for glare and "feng shui". Open office can be OK, if it has so much available space that I can distance a bit, and maybe also get a window, ideally that opens for fresh air.
- joshka 5y agoI'd take a salary cut for a cube any day.