That's right, don't adjust your monitor, don't move your phone a few inches to the left, don't reshuffle those papers in attempt to clear up more space. None of it matters, your cube is shrinking and there is nothing you can do about it.
I've been trying to prove that my cube has been getting smaller over the past few months, but every time I bring it up people either think I'm crazy or "yeah" me to death, well now I have the proof, check out these excerpts from a recent CNN article:
If you feel like your cubicle walls are closing in around you, you may be right...Companies across the country are shrinking those boxed-in work areas or scrapping the notion of the once-ubiquitous cubicles altogether. At tech-giant Intel, employees who used to work in a 72-square-foot space now work in a cozier 48-square-foot station, company officials say...
And:
But not to worry, that corner office keeps growing. During this same time, space for executive management actually increased.
Well that's comforting, good to know the big boss has more space to go along with that hoard of cash that he's pilfering while the rest of us settle for ~2% annual raises. Pricks. Doesn't even make sense, executives spend more time in hotels and air planes, all those bastards should get is a spare table and a chair, no office, no window.
And:
Intel has created more conference and meeting rooms where employees can collaborate. Intel is also going wireless. About 30% of their employees in the renovated space don't have assigned cubicles, officials say.
Have you ever had to hop over to another person's cube for the day, or had to assist them by working them through something on their computer. Didn't the mere thought of using their phone or typing on their keyboard gross you out? I'm about as far from a germaphobe as you can get but even I'm completely grossed out by other people's cubes. Do you see the shit people eat in their cube? Not to mention sneezing, coughing, lounging with their shoes off under the desk. It's a frigen cesspool outside of your own cube. Imagine that every day. No thanks.
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So how are employees adjusting to less work space?Many employees don't mind the smaller work spaces, Johnson says. She added that 30% to 50% of work space typically isn't used because of meetings or travel. "It's not about making it smaller," Johnson says. "It's about making it more flexible. People don't all want their own space."
