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And while we don't have cubicles and TPS reports anymore, people have different grievances and ways of expressing their cynicism. History does not repeat but

And while we don't have cubicles and TPS reports anymore, people have different grievances and ways of expressing their cynicism. History does not repeat but it rhymes indeed

seanmcdirmid 9mo ago
We don’t even have cubicles anymore, it’s all everyone shoved onto the same table now.
- steveBK123 9mo ago
  Indeed it’s telling how bad things haven gotten that many would yearn for the cubicle now
  - ghaff 9mo ago
    Well, and pre-cubicles, it was just a bunch of tables in a big room surrounded by managers in offices.
    - AlotOfReading 9mo ago
      The open workroom was a relatively short fad pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright. If you look at office buildings before that, they're much more similar to houses and apartments. Lots of rooms connected by hallways, staircases, and atriums. You can imagine the difficulty and expense of lighting a large open space without electricity.
      - pm3003 9mo ago
        In Europe I see a lot of companies with open space workrooms with some cubicles, maybe 30-40% of workers at those companies seem to work in them.
    - coldtea 9mo ago
      No, it wasn't. Most companies had separate offices, individual or with 2-4 desks in them.
  - userbinator 9mo ago
    There are still many companies with cubicles, although they do seem to be getting rarer.
  - heresie-dabord 9mo ago
    Cubicle, you say? LUXURY! We had to code 12 of us to a desk inside a cardboard box in the middle of the road. At the end of every day, Pointed-Haired Boss would replace us with A.I. and fire us, only to re-hire us the next day at half the salary. (With apologies to:) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Yorkshiremen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Yorkshiremen
- paulpauper 9mo ago
  even worse lol it's like "I hear you hate cubicles, so we can solve the cubicle problem and save money at the same time"
- ivell 9mo ago
  With clean desk policies in some organizations, you would be lucky to have a seat. Initial 5-10 minutes are spent on finding a place to sit.
- BobbyTables2 9mo ago
  Next, they’ll get rid of the table…
- sul_tasto 9mo ago
  like cage free eggs
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And while we don't have cubicles and TPS reports anymore, people have different grievances and ways of expressing their cynicism. History does not repeat but it rhymes indeed

seanmcdirmid 9mo ago

We don’t even have cubicles anymore, it’s all everyone shoved onto the same table now.

steveBK123 9mo ago
Indeed it’s telling how bad things haven gotten that many would yearn for the cubicle now
- ghaff 9mo ago
  Well, and pre-cubicles, it was just a bunch of tables in a big room surrounded by managers in offices.
  - AlotOfReading 9mo ago
    The open workroom was a relatively short fad pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright. If you look at office buildings before that, they're much more similar to houses and apartments. Lots of rooms connected by hallways, staircases, and atriums. You can imagine the difficulty and expense of lighting a large open space without electricity.
    - pm3003 9mo ago
      In Europe I see a lot of companies with open space workrooms with some cubicles, maybe 30-40% of workers at those companies seem to work in them.
  - coldtea 9mo ago
    No, it wasn't. Most companies had separate offices, individual or with 2-4 desks in them.
- userbinator 9mo ago
  There are still many companies with cubicles, although they do seem to be getting rarer.
- heresie-dabord 9mo ago
  Cubicle, you say? LUXURY! We had to code 12 of us to a desk inside a cardboard box in the middle of the road. At the end of every day, Pointed-Haired Boss would replace us with A.I. and fire us, only to re-hire us the next day at half the salary. (With apologies to:) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Yorkshiremen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Yorkshiremen
paulpauper 9mo ago
even worse lol it's like "I hear you hate cubicles, so we can solve the cubicle problem and save money at the same time"
ivell 9mo ago
With clean desk policies in some organizations, you would be lucky to have a seat. Initial 5-10 minutes are spent on finding a place to sit.
BobbyTables2 9mo ago
Next, they’ll get rid of the table…
sul_tasto 9mo ago
like cage free eggs

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