Comment Re:Cubicles (Score 1) 689
I totally agree - I would prefer to work in a cubicle or a shared office. Infact, I was in the opposite situation - for a short time I worked in an environment where we had our own office. It felt great, but it took a long time for me to learn from others in the group. I could not be as productive as in my later company.
In my new company, I was able to listen to other's work related conversations and pick up a lot of things. Eventually, I started butting into other's problems and solve it for them. This really helped my image in my new company. Ofcourse, the down side is that I would have to put up with a lot of personal quirks of my colleagues - those who talk too loud, fight with their wives, complain too much, etc.
But, I prefer a cubicle (or better still - shared office) with other team mates (not with people who are entirely unrelated to your work), if the company is willing to part their savings in office space to me. I would be totally willing to compromise on my habits (to speak softly, not eat in my cubicle, etc.) just to get along with others in this situation.
In my new company, I was able to listen to other's work related conversations and pick up a lot of things. Eventually, I started butting into other's problems and solve it for them. This really helped my image in my new company. Ofcourse, the down side is that I would have to put up with a lot of personal quirks of my colleagues - those who talk too loud, fight with their wives, complain too much, etc.
But, I prefer a cubicle (or better still - shared office) with other team mates (not with people who are entirely unrelated to your work), if the company is willing to part their savings in office space to me. I would be totally willing to compromise on my habits (to speak softly, not eat in my cubicle, etc.) just to get along with others in this situation.
