Cubicle Dweller?

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Where are ya in yer job?

Cubicle dweller
5
31%
Out in the elements!
0
No votes
in a plant/Factory
0
No votes
Inside, not a factory, but on my feet. (Retail/fast food, restaurant, etc.)
1
6%
I have my own Office. Now QUIT with the posting and GET BACK TO WORK!
3
19%
Unemployed.
2
13%
Self employed.
1
6%
Other!
4
25%
 
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Post by Chardok »

Got to thinking today...I've worked in many types of places, From outdorrs (Construction) to indoors, (Fast food), Plants/factories (Machine operator), to cars, (MP) and I found myself curious as to where the denizens of SDN work, I know some of your jobs, like YB is a Ranger ( I think) and Ver is a web designer (BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE LIKES IT), and Einhander...well...he lives in Lousiana... :wink: but Please take this thread and let everyone know a bit about what you do to keep food on the table, and what environment you work in. Do you like it? why or why not? (.....I almost feel I should add Do not pick up your pencils until I finish reading the instructions.... 8) )

Here's me:

For the first time in my life, I work in an office setting complete with cubicles ala Dilbert. I work for a mortgage company, as anyone who reads the vent thread knows. I like it immensely, by far the best place I have ever worked, and this is the most money I've ever made. I can't believe they actually PAY me to sit and answer the phone all day! [einy] phun! [/einy]
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Post by Keevan_Colton »

I mooch off the government.
In other words I'm an unemployed student, which is working out fairly well for me now. I did work as a bouncer for a while, but ended up quitting as it really wasnt helping me with my depression and the company I was working for was a fucking joke at times. A lot of regulations they expected you to follow and then them not following them themselves.

For the time being I spend my time working up scripts and feature articles for my course.
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I have a nice big office/lab filled with toys to play with. Toolmakers microscope, optical comparator, digital indicators, height gages, a surface plate, micrometers and calipers, tensile strengh testers. I have a workbench with electrical outlets and a compressed ait port and a nice desk with a computer, pictures of my wife, a plastic and die cast porsche, and a neat little model of a french 75mm cannon. Often times i have my minions working in the room as well.
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Post by Zaia »

I'll have a cubicle until Monday, which is my last day at Migliara Kaplan. Then, until I find another jobby to do during the day, my main jobs of being a music teacher and a cute coffeeshop chick will keep me safely out of the realm of Cubicleland.
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Post by Bertie Wooster »

I work in a office/warehouse for a small publishing company. Its a very casual and informal setting and I've been the office manager with my own office (whooo!) here since September '02. Its been fun to hire my own minions and interns and last year I think I may have been having too much fun at work, so I'm trying to be more professional now.
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Post by aerius »

One of my jobs is in a cubical at a computer & IT solutions company. It bores my out of my mind like you wouldn't believe. My other job is a bicycle mechanic at the local bike shop. This is fun work as long as the asshole customers don't ruin my day, and even then it ain't too bad. That job would be indoors, but I get to stand or sit as much as feel like. In the summer half the job's outdoors since we have to test ride all the bikes we build up and fix.
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Post by InnerBrat »

Cubicle?
Some of us would give our right arm for a cubicle!

Ahh, the privacy of flimsy walls...

Open plan office for me.
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Open offices rock! Well, unless everyone else is an asshole or a religious fruitcake in which case things can kinda suck. My Canada Customs job was in an open plan office when I wasn't inspecting packages or viewing porn in the screening booth.
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Post by LadyTevar »

Cube-dweller.

But I get to start decorating it for Xmas next month! :D
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I'm a secretary/receptionist. I have a reception desk, and a POS PC that's older than some of the members here.
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Post by Ghost Rider »

I have adesk with a window...thus I guess it's an office.

Ah well...still have to contact clients and tell them the good the bad and the ugly of their taxes.
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Zaia wrote:I'll have a cubicle until Monday, which is my last day at Migliara Kaplan. Then, until I find another jobby to do during the day, my main jobs of being a music teacher and a cute coffeeshop chick will keep me safely out of the realm of Cubicleland.
Everything you say is cute!

But for me, I hope I NEVER get into a job with a cubicle. Given I'm hoping to become a scientist of the highest calibre, I doubt it'd happen anyway.
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Lord Pounder wrote:I'm a secretary/receptionist. I have a reception desk, and a POS PC that's older than some of the members here.
Cubicle dveller, any my pc is a frigging PII 300mhz...

But I did get to buy a new server for ~$5000US and a LTO autoloader with 30 tapes for around $13000US.

Guess witch computer I surf from at work? Terminal services rawks.
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Add another one for open offices.
I have my own desk, what more do I need? Not that I'm AT my desk more than half the time, mind you.
Plus, I like to see the faces of my co-workers when I respond to a random request for information by half-yelling 'PLEASE don't hit me again'...
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Faram wrote:
Lord Pounder wrote:I'm a secretary/receptionist. I have a reception desk, and a POS PC that's older than some of the members here.
Cubicle dveller, any my pc is a frigging PII 300mhz...

But I did get to buy a new server for ~$5000US and a LTO autoloader with 30 tapes for around $13000US.

Guess witch computer I surf from at work? Terminal services rawks.
Ha my PC is a 1st generation Pentium1 133 MhZ. It uses Windows 95 FFS. On the up side next budget i've been promised a new PC.
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Lord Pounder wrote:Windows 95 FFS
Aww man I feel your pain!

W95 goddamn I rather use Win3.11
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Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Zaia wrote:I'll have a cubicle until Monday, which is my last day at Migliara Kaplan. Then, until I find another jobby to do during the day, my main jobs of being a music teacher and a cute coffeeshop chick will keep me safely out of the realm of Cubicleland.
Everything you say is cute!

But for me, I hope I NEVER get into a job with a cubicle. Given I'm hoping to become a scientist of the highest calibre, I doubt it'd happen anyway.
LOL

Obviously you don't read much in the venting thread, m'boy... *smiles and kisses AV's cheek*

Yeah, cubicle are pretty sucky. It's better to be an instrumental music teacher and have a whole wing all to yourself. :D
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