Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!watcgl!electrohome
From: electrohome@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Joe Buccino)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Re: Shh, I'm working
Summary: Are you kidding!?!??!
Message-ID: <5727@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Date: 5 Sep 88 02:51:12 GMT
References: <369@uwslh.UUCP> <9037@ihlpa.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: electrohome@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Carlo Sgro)
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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At my previous job, people had shared cubicles, at which all but "official"
business was performed (often crowded in by stacks of paper or unwanted 
equipment).  The great debate over the past 6 months was over how to 
distribute the few window cubicles (about 18 of 40) amongst the different
teams and personnel.  Privacy was non-existent.  Background noise was 
beyond what I would consider comfortable in most cases; I had a pair of 
earplugs that were essential to being able to think creatively.  And, to
address the initial issue, there was no room or area where you could go to
get away from all of the commotion; instead, this company that prided itself
on being a "billion-dollar-a-year" company took all of their remaining space
and built more offices for more managers while cramming the plebes closer and
closer together.  That's one of the many reasons why I was able to 
address this as "my previous job".  

                                        - Carlo Sgro
                                          watmath!watcgl!electrohome

P.S.  I don't have to worry about my previous employer reading this;  they
      don't believe that there may be life beyond their Ethernet.