wmw999 2,584 #1 January 13, 2003 [rant] Being the poster child for distractibility makes cubicle living hard. I have a hard time listening to music even because of it. So when the manager or tech lead of the group on the next aisle makes their rounds I don't get anything done. Usually not a huge problem, but right now I have a pile of stuff to learn, not just to do. Every day -- "Hi Judy, how was your weekend" or "they thought it was funny I was actually asking about requirements" (said in a superior we-know-everything voice" or anything else, that fleeting thought or piece of learning is right out the window. I have to bring the gun range earmuffs back... [/rant] Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 January 13, 2003 Bring the gun too, that'll keep 'em quiet so you can work.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #3 January 13, 2003 they suck ... as most of my working life has been in them. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petur 0 #4 January 13, 2003 I live in a cubicle too... somehow just putting on the headset (without music) helps me a lot... it must be sort of a "sub-conscious" thing since they don't work like earmuffs at all... but I know that if people see me wearing them... they think I can't hear them... and therefore I know for sure that nobody is talking to me when I wear them. OMG, when I previewed this post of mine I just realized that cubicle life has made me insane...--- P. "It Hurts to Admit When You Make Mistakes - But When They're Big Enough, the Pain Only Lasts a Second." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #5 January 13, 2003 And there's no POLE in them either! Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #6 January 13, 2003 Quote And there's no POLE in them either! I had to get up and go outside! BWAHHAHAHAHA! I had this horrific visual of several of my staff pole dancing! Oh man! Brutal.God, can you imagine the worker's comp claims? "Well, my boss put this pole in my cubicle...."Welcome back, Wendy! It's my first day back in cubicle purgetory. WHOOSH! That was my vacation skydiving good nature getting sucked right out of me. I gotta take a picture of this bureaucrat swamp. We're getting a new building next year, so we haven't bought anything for this one in the last ten. The carpet is Brady Bunch Burnt Orange. Take me away.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #7 January 13, 2003 If there was a pole in my cubicle I think that I would be too busy dancing around it to get any work done . I just have many pictures and stuff on my cube walls so that I am not staring at bland tan walls all day. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #8 January 13, 2003 I did cublic hell once for about 2 months before I quit. I simply couldn't take it any longer. The day you lock me in a "room" with no door and no roof will be the day i climb the walls literally. At least my room is like a firly big office. Only problem there is I have to share it with 28 kids 5 classes a day. I do feel your pain hon. Hang in there, and bring the gun as Dave suggested. I just got a new one so you want my old one?? -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #9 January 13, 2003 Speaking of poles...I always thought it'd be fun to have one in a two storied house as an alternative to the stairs. Get up, and slide down to get some juice from the fridge. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #10 January 13, 2003 No cubicle here, just a LAB __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 January 13, 2003 I think i'd go insane if i had a cubicle. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #12 January 13, 2003 Is there such a word as insaner? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #13 January 13, 2003 Quote Is there such a word as insaner? When it comes to me...sure!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lizzieb 0 #14 January 13, 2003 Quote Speaking of poles...I always thought it'd be fun to have one in a two storied house as an alternative to the stairs. Get up, and slide down to get some juice from the fridge. YES!!! someday when i'm rich, and build my dream house, i'm definitely putting one of those in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pablito 0 #15 January 13, 2003 They do I hate them to "If you don't overcome your fears they will overcome you first" Shady Monkey/6Segundos Rodriguez/AKA Pablito Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #16 January 13, 2003 QuoteSpeaking of poles...I always thought it'd be fun to have one in a two storied house as an alternative to the stairs. Get up, and slide down to get some juice from the fridge. Kind of like the one that Pee-Wee Herman had in his house. That would be kind of fun. I would prefer the pole to be in my cubicle though... "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
