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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:35 am

patogordo wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:
patogordo wrote:
911 crisis actor wrote:Sharing an office sucks because it makes it very hard to shitpost to TLS without your officemate knowing
you tls on the work network?
Is it really any less obvious if you TLS on your phone?
to IT, yes?
But not to your office mate who's seeing you shitpost on TLS, right?

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by patogordo » Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:29 am

that's what the blanket over your head is for

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by Rahviveh » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:40 am

Does IT really monitor your internet?

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by patogordo » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:53 am

Rahviveh wrote:Does IT really monitor your internet?
like in real-time? probably not, unless they're bored. but do you really want your tls username floating around your work computer?

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:36 am

At my firm, the experiences I've heard have run the gamut. I've heard of office mates who literally don't say a word to each other and I know of people who have banged out their office mates as well... really depends on the situation. As for me, I've just been nice to mine and we go out for drinks now and then and talk during the day but I don't consider him/her my best friend.

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by AReasonableMan » Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:06 pm

If you like the person, it's better in my opinion. Days are less boring, and it's useful to get a second perspective on stuff.

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by grrrstick » Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:27 pm

Insane to me that people put up with those conditions. Sharing an office = may as well be a cube monkey.

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by dixiecupdrinking » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:00 am

Regulus wrote:lol it still amazes me how little tolerance Americans have for having an office mate, especially as a junior. Apparently many people here have never worked in an office setting where you are surrounded by other people (as in not even having cubicle walls). I cannot imagine what such people would do if you ever had to work in a setting where they could hear / see more than just one other person. But I guess that's just the 'Murican way. :roll:

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What are you talking about? This is extremely common in many American workspaces.

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by 20141023 » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:43 am

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:45 am

Regulus wrote:
dixiecupdrinking wrote:What are you talking about? This is extremely common in many American workspaces.
It is less common in America than many other countries, but yes, it does exist here. However, my point wasn't supposed to be about the layout of our offices as much as it was meant to be about the fact that many Americans feel like they're entitled to have an entire room to themselves at work and are upset when that isn't the case.
Well, when almost everyone else at their place of employment does have an entire room to themselves, sure, those who don't get a little peeved.

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:47 am

A. Nony Mouse wrote:
Regulus wrote:
dixiecupdrinking wrote:What are you talking about? This is extremely common in many American workspaces.
It is less common in America than many other countries, but yes, it does exist here. However, my point wasn't supposed to be about the layout of our offices as much as it was meant to be about the fact that many Americans feel like they're entitled to have an entire room to themselves at work and are upset when that isn't the case.
Well, when almost everyone else at their place of employment does have an entire room to themselves, sure, those who don't get a little peeved.

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Come to LA! We all get nice, big, bright offices with spectacular window views (unless you're at PH).

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by wiz » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:55 am

A. Nony Mouse wrote:
Regulus wrote:
dixiecupdrinking wrote:What are you talking about? This is extremely common in many American workspaces.
It is less common in America than many other countries, but yes, it does exist here. However, my point wasn't supposed to be about the layout of our offices as much as it was meant to be about the fact that many Americans feel like they're entitled to have an entire room to themselves at work and are upset when that isn't the case.
Well, when almost everyone else at their place of employment does have an entire room to themselves, sure, those who don't get a little peeved.

(still hankering for a window)
Yeah, it's the same principle as complaining about bonuses or below-market salaries. Sure, it sounds whiny and entitled when someone gets pissed about getting 5k less than market when they're already making 160+, but when your peers are making more and have windowed offices while still doing the same work as you, it seems like a reasonable thing to bitch about.

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by 20141023 » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:57 am

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Re: How to make sharing an office suck less

Post by wiz » Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:03 am

That's amazing. Give me my fucking grapes.

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