So, it's back to cube hell once more for me after my September-November hiatus from having to make a physical showing at work.My life appears to continue its downward spiral toward total entropy in accommodations.
What must we endure for the sake of career advancement and fun? Dilbert just isn't funny anymore.
Most places, Novell for one most notable example, are gradually moving toward the low-walled cube with no privacy for the occupants. It's a fact of life in my industry. Behind my four-person star you behold all the privacy of a conference room—entirely glass. This takes some getting used to. At Quest Software, I actually had a curtain across part of the entry into my cube that would hide the sight of my cross-aisle neighbor scratching and other things. In the present arrangement, a few furtive glances and/or patience are required for executing the necessary movements that sustain life (particularly during the very dry and itchy Utah winter weather).
The downward march...
- Novell: private, hard-walled office with magnificent view of Mount Timpanogos.
- Quest Software: dingy, gloomy, high-wall, private cubicle with no view of the outside world whatsoever.
- GWAVA: my home office, private, little view except of my neighbor's back yard, but all mine.
- Avocent: fairly dingy, two-person, shared cubicle with access to windows viewing Mount Olympus and Real Stadium on one side or the Jordan River temple and Kennecott Copper mine on the other.
- Hewlett-Packard: ½ of a low-wall cubicle open to the world; not a bad view of the outside, I-15, Mount Timpanogos, Utah Lake, etc., very open, just zero privacy.
- Next stop: fold-down tables with fold-down chairs?
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