The Office Desk Move
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
To me, the desk-location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen; and I am happy to be sitting at one. :cool: So,
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
- Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard.
- Superseded 1) Doesn't matter since I work in a corporate park - no scenery outside 2) Centralized air-conditioning here 3) Doesn't matter as I can always use notepad/sticky notes**. * -> Yes, unfortunately where I work, it's possible. :sigh: ** -> No, I do not stick passwords to them. :laugh:
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
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To me, the desk-location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen; and I am happy to be sitting at one. :cool: So,
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
- Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard.
- Superseded 1) Doesn't matter since I work in a corporate park - no scenery outside 2) Centralized air-conditioning here 3) Doesn't matter as I can always use notepad/sticky notes**. * -> Yes, unfortunately where I work, it's possible. :sigh: ** -> No, I do not stick passwords to them. :laugh:
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
Agent__007 wrote:
location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen
:~ Why? What are you surfing for? :~ On second thoughts, do I want to know?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Agent__007 wrote:
location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen
:~ Why? What are you surfing for? :~ On second thoughts, do I want to know?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Agent__007 wrote:
location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen
:~ Why? What are you surfing for? :~ On second thoughts, do I want to know?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
OriginalGriff wrote:
:~ Why? What are you surfing for? :~
Of course not *that* kind of sites :laugh: and apart from that, majority of sites are blocked anyway. :( I can't even access UTube.. :(( [JOKE] Wait, was that a question from a person who work from home all the time? Now that enlightens your interest very well, doesn't it? ;P [/JOKE]
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
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To me, the desk-location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen; and I am happy to be sitting at one. :cool: So,
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
- Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard.
- Superseded 1) Doesn't matter since I work in a corporate park - no scenery outside 2) Centralized air-conditioning here 3) Doesn't matter as I can always use notepad/sticky notes**. * -> Yes, unfortunately where I work, it's possible. :sigh: ** -> No, I do not stick passwords to them. :laugh:
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
Agent__007 wrote:
To me, the desk-location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen; and I am happy to be sitting at one. :cool:
:laugh: :laugh: That is true... Specially when you have coworkers that love to peek at other peoples screen.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
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OriginalGriff wrote:
:~ Why? What are you surfing for? :~
Of course not *that* kind of sites :laugh: and apart from that, majority of sites are blocked anyway. :( I can't even access UTube.. :(( [JOKE] Wait, was that a question from a person who work from home all the time? Now that enlightens your interest very well, doesn't it? ;P [/JOKE]
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
Hey, I'm not the one who doesn't like their cow-orkers seeing their screen! ;)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Heck, given the efficiency of our secret services, the opposition probably get them before the people who are supposed to...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
I'd be leery about a location with WIndows actually; Unless you have a northern exposure, getting a layout where they neither let the sun glare on your screens, backlight your screens like a floodlight, or blind your visitors at least part of the day is nearly impossible. :doh: Most of the whiteboard users where I work end up taking the large board they've acquired* with them every time they move. * read pillaged from an empty cube.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
You didn't mention whether your new destination is wall-to-wall skirt? I guess from the tone, it isn't.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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I don't know, I'll ask the Russians to see if the secrets are worth keeping.
Alberto Brandolini:
The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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You didn't mention whether your new destination is wall-to-wall skirt? I guess from the tone, it isn't.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
Wall to wall skirt? I don't think so.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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Wall to wall skirt? I don't think so.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Why is the The Oatmeal's NSFW comic about utilikilt wearers popping into my head? X|
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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To me, the desk-location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen; and I am happy to be sitting at one. :cool: So,
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
- Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard.
- Superseded 1) Doesn't matter since I work in a corporate park - no scenery outside 2) Centralized air-conditioning here 3) Doesn't matter as I can always use notepad/sticky notes**. * -> Yes, unfortunately where I work, it's possible. :sigh: ** -> No, I do not stick passwords to them. :laugh:
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
Agent__007 wrote:
To me, the desk-location doesn't matter as long as no one can see* my monitor screen
I've never worked in an office like that. The only privacy I have is keeping the font size small enough that no one can read my screen without rolling their chair closer.
Agent__007 wrote:
- Centralized air-conditioning here
Here too. The thermostat is exactly the right temperature. My desk, on the other hand, is about fifteen feet from the nearest thermostat, and I have to wear extra layers most of the time to avoid hypothermia even when it's boiling hot outside.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
If you were a public servant you'd strike over anything.
Richard MacCutchan wrote:
If you were a public servant you'd strike over anything.
if you were a public servant you wouldn't be reading this you would be on strike
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
I feel your pain. I was moved from a full wall height cube with lockable storage, a phone, a white board, and the ability to work from home when I wanted to a "collaborative space" where I have about 4 1/2 feet of table top space, no phone, no white board, no storage, no quiet, and must report to the office 5 days a week. Very dehumanizing. My back is to the majority of a wide open expanse where there used to be cubes, I really don't like having my back to the room, I jump easily.
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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The powers that be have recently rearranged the teams within our organisation and as such we are also moving desks to best position people within those teams. I usually do not mind a bit of change however I am sorely losing out on this particular desk move. Current Location: - Corner of the office, one other desk to my right. - 2 Windows beside me. - 1 Aircon unit. - 1 Whiteboard. Proposed Location: - Middle of the room and between two desks. - No window. - No Aircon above. - No Whiteboard. If I were a public servant I would strike over this!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
If I were a public servant I would strike over this vote myself a raise!
I just moved to a cube with a window. :jig: East-facing. In my previous cube the A/C blew pretty hard on me and I froze. In the new one the vent is directly overhead so it doesn't blow on me at all.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
