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I wish cubicles weren't derided so much in popular culture I'd actually consider going to work in an office again if I was guaranteed my own cubicle
by jack_riminton 5y ago
I wish cubicles weren't derided so much in popular culture
I'd actually consider going to work in an office again if I was guaranteed my own cubicle
- ryantgtg 5y agoMaybe if we rechristened them “radicles” they’d come back into vogue. “Cubicles” sounds sad.
- JohnFen 5y agoPeople forget that cubicles were invented to mitigate the serious problems of the open office plans that were predominate before them. When they were introduced, workers really loved them because of that. Since actual offices probably aren't ever coming back, I think that the return of open office plans will, in the long run, get people to really appreciate cubicles again.
- jack_riminton 5y agoI hadn't thought of that. I'd always thought it'd gone; offices > cubicles > open plan
- JohnFen 5y agoCheck out movies from the 40s and 50s that showed non-executive office environments -- they're depicted as large rooms full of people working at desks, because that was the norm.
- pseudalopex 5y agoCubicles weren't just used as the inventor intended.[1] [1] https://medium.com/robin-powered/the-accidental-arrival-of-the-cubicle-ebc04da7552 https://medium.com/robin-powered/the-accidental-arrival-of-t...