| Cubicles have become a staple in the workplace. | | | | be picked up on. The office I work in has a block of |
| Those little workstations are the brunt of many jokes. | | | | cubicles with offices around the perimeters. Those |
| The employees at my office called them cattle chutes | | | | offices always have their doors open, even when the |
| whereas others may find cells a better word. Whether | | | | person is on a phone conference. And the cubicle |
| you love or hate them, the cubicle is destined to be | | | | people can hear it all. I find that a complete distraction |
| with us for a good while. As with everything, cubicles | | | | that is uncalled for. These people have doors they can |
| have their good side and bad side. Top management | | | | close to muffle the sound. Coworkers like to talk on |
| will see the good side whereas the employees who | | | | the phone to family and friends. There is no problem |
| must deal with a cubicle environment daily will see the | | | | with that, but who wants to hear a woman in a heated |
| bad. Can there be a middle ground? An agreement | | | | argument with a family member? Some |
| from both sides would need to be reached and no | | | | professionalism needs to be kept in these cubicle |
| doubt someone would lose out somewhere. | | | | situations. On the noise topic we can mention radios. |
| The Good would depend on whose viewpoint it is. | | | | Everybody has their own particular genre of music to |
| Those in management will point out the cost savings in | | | | listen to. Who wants to listen to others though? |
| these movable offices. Much cheaper than brick and | | | | Headphones or earbuds go a long way in keeping the |
| mortar walls, they have the added benefit of being | | | | peace. Unfortunately headphones also muffle out |
| mobile. If someone needs more room in his or her | | | | everyone else. Ever called someone's name |
| cubicle, the walls shall be extended. Dependent on the | | | | repeatedly wondering why they are not answering |
| space though, someone else might wind up with a | | | | you? |
| smaller cubicle. A balance needs to be made between | | | | Many businesses promote team work among |
| employees. A company who is downsizing might give | | | | employees. The good in cubicles is that team |
| up a big building and move to a smaller more cost | | | | members can be just over the wall, so to speak. |
| efficient building. Cubicle walls can follow along to the | | | | Cubicles have walls that allow employees to work on |
| next building and be made to fit into any space that is | | | | their own and keep individual ideas separate. If those |
| available. A company will have significant cost savings | | | | same employees want to throw ideas at each other |
| at a time when it is very much needed. | | | | they can easily do so talking over their walls. This noise |
| A feature that is both good and bad would be that the | | | | may not be appreciated by everyone so it should be |
| walls give employees a sense of privacy. Anyone | | | | kept at a comfortable level for others. Cubicles can |
| who has worked in a cubicle environment knows that | | | | definitely promote team work among employees. |
| is definitely not true though. My personal experiences | | | | Working on a team has much to offer any business. |
| have shown me that every phone conversation can | | | | |
