Do cubicles actually cost an employer more?

[AC/DC]

One girl we soaked a piece of paper in the deer pee you get for hunting and put it in her trach can. She complained for hours about something stinking before we gave in. Oh those were the days....

Draining a can of tuna in someones trash can is a favorite of mine.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

We had the best time in my old cube farm. We all had "slam bugs" which are little stuffed bugs that says phrases like "oh you bug me" or "go bug someone else" when they land after you throw them. We had ambush silly string attacks. One girl we soaked a piece of paper in the deer pee you get for hunting and put it in her trach can. She complained for hours about something stinking before we gave in. Oh those were the days....

Good 'ol Tank...

 

[Railroad]

In effect, no they don't cost more, because the employer can pack more people (more revenue-earners) into fewer square feet. The tremendous savings in leasing and energy costs, plus the increase in income per quare foot over traditional office approaches, have turned a lot of workplaces into cube farms.

This approach is dehumanizing, demotivating, distracting, and counter-productive; but if the alternative were huge open bays of desks with no walls of any kind, the cube is preferable.

 

[czygvtwkr]

We had the best time in my old cube farm. We all had "slam bugs" which are little stuffed bugs that says phrases like "oh you bug me" or "go bug someone else" when they land after you throw them. We had ambush silly string attacks. One girl we soaked a piece of paper in the deer pee you get for hunting and put it in her trach can. She complained for hours about something stinking before we gave in. Oh those were the days....

Thanks for the tip

 

[virgovictoria]

Do cubicles actually cost an employer more?

Did someone actually pretend to infer that they cared?

 

[vraiblonde]

My office is HUGE! And it has two, count 'em TWO, doors - one leading to the entry hall and the other leading into Larry's office. And people have to knock before they come barging in. And both doors lock. I also have two happy little windows so I can watch birds if I want. And a TV - I have a TV. With cable. And a VCR.



PS, I can smoke in my office.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

My office is HUGE! And it has two, count 'em TWO, doors - one leading to the entry hall and the other leading into Larry's office. And people have to knock before they come barging in. And both doors lock. I also have two happy little windows so I can watch birds if I want. And a TV - I have a TV. With cable. And a VCR.
PS, I can smoke in my office.

Don't you live at your office?

 

[DoWhat]

I also have two happy little windows so I can watch birds if I want. And a TV - I have a TV. With cable. And a VCR.

Now I understand why you have such a tuff time doing your job.

 

[MLE]

I absolutely hate working in a cubicle. I can hear everyone else's conversations, people are too loud, and it's hard to concentrate. I'd be willing to be that the loss in productivity costs an employer more than they save in not constructing enough space so everyone can have an office.

EXACTLY! I know every malady and misappropriation that is happening in my department to other people's kids/ wives/ boyfriends...I have taken to using headphones to block the unwanted personal knowledge about people (whom I wouldn't otherwise say boo to in the hallway) that are around me, but it is a fine line- the people I NEED and/or WANT to talk to are put off when they see the headphones on.

 

[MLE]

I prefered having an office with a door, especially to keep psycho chick out. Now she is gone and the workplace is a much nicer place. I do have a radio and the only annoying 'thing' is the overdosing of mens cologne..Try a shower, dammit!

Hey, at least your cube-mate/ neighbor has a 'too much cologne' problem. I still haven't been able to identify the person that is taking their shoes off around 0900 every morning and making my life miserable- that isn't something you just start asking- 'Hey 'x' are YOU the one kicking off your shoes and making me gag, 'cause if it is, what happened to YOUR sense of smell? Mine is unfortunately working quite well, and I have been forced into that abandoned cube down the hall to escape it every morning.'

The worst part was the paranoia that it was me...I must have retreated to the bathroom a hundred times trying to verify that it wasn't me- and when that turns up negative, and you find yourself asking your spouse if they have noticed any 'unusual odors' in your direction, and they go so far as to sniff your shoes, and still say 'no', then someone needs to see the Doctor about their problem.