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From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,comp.software-eng,comp.edu
Subject: Re: Offices versus Cubicles (LONG)
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Date: 21 Jan 88 17:25:26 GMT
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Reply-To: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
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I hate the cubicles too, but I know why people put them up:

a) You get natural light to everybody.  Sunlight is often at a premium in most
   spaces, and it's nice to have.  Everybody would rather have a private office
   with window, but many people would rather a cubicle over a private office
   with no window.

b) They are portable and movable.  For a company on the go, getting expensive
   cubicles can cost more than walls, THE FIRST TIME, but after you move, they
   go with you rather than being the property of the landlord, and if your
   company changes, you can change them.

c) No need to install special ventalation, or have electricians put in power.
   These things have the power already in them.

   So they are cheaper, even the expensive kind, and that explains why the
   companies that make them charge so much.  Finally, while I don't agree, some
   people think the open office is more productive as it encourages team
   sprit, accessabilty and cooperation.

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Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473