[rescue] [Slightly OT]: Desk/Tables for multiple ?computers

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Patrick Giagnocavo 717-201-3366 <patrick at zill.net>
>Date: Wed Jul 20 18:47:04 CDT 2005
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] [Slightly OT]: Desk/Tables for multiple  computers

>On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 19:32, Carl R. Friend wrote:
>>    I agree that cubes should be banned.  Condemned criminals get more
>> space than most cubes afford.
>
>I think that cubes got started because some research indicated that it made people feel more connected to their coworkers, or an integral part of the company, or something like that.
>
>Now, however, they are just a nuisance and an impediment to work getting done. 

Once upon a time, open floor space was the most common configuration - watch some old "office" movies and see how they have their workers arranged. Honestly, Cubicles suffer from being "good enough" - looking at the prices they get for cubicles, I can really see how Pixar decided to offer it's workers an alternative to cubicles...

Link to boingboing.net article: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/16/pixars_groovy_noncub.html